CONTENTS


34


DECEMBER 2010 10


80 SHOWS 74


10 Cremona Show 74 South West Dairy Show 75 Welsh Dairy Show 76 Northern Expo 78 Judges’ panels


SALES BRITISH FRIESIAN HYB 16 FROM HOLSTEIN UK


2 From Holstein UK 4 People pages 6 Breeders achievements 12 Premier Pedigree Herd 16 Holstein Celebration 40 Classification results 50 High scoring heifers 54 LP awards 60 Club news 72 Calf Pedigree Index league 94 Breeding news 96 Sire road tests


MANAGEMENT


80 HYB at Cremona Show 84 All Britain Calf Show 99 Protein yield


64 Sale reports 70 Friesian Focus


SPECIAL FEATURE - GENOMICS


24 Genomics - myth or miracle? 30 Reliability 34 Genomics at Denmire


Cover: British success at the European Show in Cremona included John Gribbon’s accomplished performance as judge and Izzy Whittaker’s success in winning the Young Breeders Championship.


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