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Dairy births at lowest record in almost a decade

British Cattle Movement Service calf registrations to dairy dams for Q2 are the lowest recorded in almost a decade, new date from AHDB has found.

Hannah Binns
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Dairy births at lowest record in almost a decade

British Cattle Movement Service calf registrations to dairy dams for Q2 are the lowest recorded in almost a decade, new date from AHDB has found. The registrations stood at 305,469 head, 1.1 per cent...

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