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How milking heifer sales drive breeding decisions on Lincolnshire dairy farm

Income from the sale of milking heifers influences sire selection on a Lincolnshire dairy where functional, medium-sized cows suit the system at Bassingthorpe Holsteins

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Left to right: Rachel Smith, Anne's niece; Julie Smith, Anne's sister and Anne Harrison.
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Left to right: Rachel Smith, Anne's niece; Julie Smith, Anne's sister and Anne Harrison.

Some 70-80 Holstein milking heifers are sold annually by Anne Harrison and her niece, Rachel Smith, who run the 180-cow Bassingthorpe Holsteins at Manor Farm at Boothy Pagnell, Lincolnshire. The herd...

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