NZ dairy industry to invest $25.7 mln to improve national dairy herd

NZ dairy industry to invest $25.7 mln to improve national dairy herd
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard June 13 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's dairy industry is investing $25.7 million in an innovation project to produce better cows.  The seven-year programme, called Resilient Dairy: Innovative Breeding for a Sustainable Future, was launched at Fieldays. It will invest in new disease management technologies and advances in genomic science to improve cow productivity and produce animals with improved health, well-being and environmental resilience. It is being led by Livestock Improvement Corp, with investment and suppor...

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