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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2016 58


AGRISCOT


The Laird family secured the SuperCow title at AgriScot, as well as taking reserve champion Holstein. Holsteins also dominated interbreed championships at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair with a strong contingent up from Southern Ireland.


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BROADMEADOWS HERD


The Awde family strongly believe anaerobic digesters are an obvious choice for herds with more than 450 cows. Lynsey farms with parents Trevor and Frances and brother Francis.


BALLINASKEAGH HERD


Investing in wind energy at Springvale, Northern Ireland, are Jim, Wilma, James, Andrew and Stephen Stewart, who run the Ballinaskeagh herd.


LOGAN HERD


Striving to achieve effi ciency in the Logan herd are Brian and Michael Yates who have invested in a Biomass Boiler as an investment for the future.


4 News 6 Breeders Achievements 8 At the Heart 10 All Britain Nominations 36 Farm energy


38 Home grown protein 42 Alsopledale and Havendale herds 49 HYB Profi le 50 Treating Abomasal Displacement 54 TB Index


56 Out of the Overalls 58 Line Breeding 64 Royal Ulster Winter Fair


68 Total Dairy Expo 70 Top 20 Bulls and Females 74 Pedigree Index League 75 Genomic Pedigree Index League 78 UK Sire Focus 80 Classifi cation 84 Friesian Focus 86 LP Awards 90 Sales


96 Obituaries 100 Club Reports 108 Parlour Patter


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