Changing colours for a more resilient herd

Two 'pet' cows have caused Kieran to rethink his dairy herd's breeding strategy.

AI technician Kirsten Wahlberg

The maiden heifers were synchronised this week and AI-ed to shorthorn. It was a first for me, as I hadn’t used AI, nevermind synchronised heifers, since taking up the farming baton more than a decade ago.

What possessed me to take these actions this year was a combination of things but definitely influenced by the extremely long winter we experienced.