Artificial insemination Articles - LIC UK Dairy Farming Information

First time in the UK for Kiwi technician McKenzie

Each year it is customary for a group of New Zealand LIC trained AI technicians to travel to the UK for the breeding season, made possible by the fact it is autumn in New Zealand when the UK is heading into the spring.

December 11, 2023

LIC UK dairy cow artificial insemination straw

When is extending AI most useful for farmers?

Artificial insemination (AI) is a tool that farmers have been using to drive their businesses forwards for decades. It delivers the very best of dairy bull genetics to farmers around the world at an unprecedented scale, reducing the spread of disease between and within herds and brings health and safety benefits as fewer stock bulls are required on farm.

June 6, 2020