Genosource Captain leads daughter-proven £PLI rankings

Genosource Captain has been a long-term leader within the Holstein breed both as a young, genomic sire and now that he has daughters of his own

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Genosource Captain leads daughter-proven £PLI rankings

With 180 milking in the UK adding to his international figures, he weighs in at the top of the pack in December's genetic evaluations. With a PLI of £814, Captain is established as a leading production...

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