Swedish imports help dairy trial cross-breeding

A switch to cross-breeding can feel like a daunting step, so a Yorkshire farming family put a toe in the water by importing a wagon-load of cross-bred in-calf heifers

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Swedish imports help dairy trial cross-breeding

A switch to cross-breeding can feel like a daunting step, so a Yorkshire farming family put a toe in the water by importing a wagon-load of cross-bred in-calf heifers When the Dakin family started toying...

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