Microchipping cows
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
LIC is introducing daily testing of bull semen to combat the threat of the Mycoplasma bovis disease.
LIC says it is in the early stages of developing artificial intelligence (AI) software to allow early detection of lameness caused by cow gait.
LIC’s new satellite technology (called SPACE) that measures pasture cover will be a new feature on the Fieldays site.
LIC chief executive Wayne McNee says it hasn’t found any sign of the disease Mycoplasma bovis in its bulls or semen.
LIC is mourning the passing away of its longest serving staff and one the dairy industry’s most influential scientists.
Researchers at Livestock Improvement Corp (LIC) are working with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to piece together a genetic jigsaw of 15 million pieces.
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
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