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Breeding Matters - Colostrum – The First and Most Important Feed 17^th February 2026 Dr Charlotte Martin, Group Veterinary Officer, Ai Services A calf’s future performance starts long before genetics can show their full value. The very first feed a calf receives – colostrum – plays a critical role in determining its future health, growth, and resilience. Getting colostrum management right is not just good practice – it’s one of t... Read more

Breeding Matters - Genomics vs Proven Pedigrees? 17^th February 2026 Debbie McConnell, Principal Group Scientist, AI Services In 2009, genomics burst onto the scene with the first full sequencing of the bovine genome. A Hereford cow from a cattle ranch in eastern Montana was the first animal to have her complete DNA sequence decoded. It was a mammoth project that took six years, bringing together 300 scientists an... Read more

Breeding Matters - Wading through the numbers – simplifying sire selection 17^th February 2026 Debbie McConnell, Principal Group Scientist, AI Services As we enter the autumn period breeding is just around the corner for many farms, and the annual perusal of the A.I. catalogues will soon be underway. The genetics industry has moved at pace in the past decade, with the explosion of genomics bringing a wealth of new information on what the... Read more

Breeding Matters - Protecting the environment – surely it’s in our DNA? 17^th February 2026 Debbie McConnell, Principal Group Scientist, AI Services With N.I. agriculture currently challenged to achieve net zero by 2050, a 16% reduction in ammonia emissions by 2030, and tackle a 6000t per annum phosphorus surplus, one could feel a bit overwhelmed. And as we see a range of new research initiatives being developed such as feed additives a... Read more

Breeding Matters - Genetics key to Beef on Dairy Profitability 17^th February 2026 Debbie McConnell, Principal Group Scientist, AI Services The use of beef semen in dairy herd breeding strategies has been well cemented over the past few years. Fuelled by the adoption of sexed semen, a stagnation in the size of the national dairy herd reducing the need for replacements, and soaring beef prices, beef originating from dairy herds ... Read more

Beef Sires Spring 2026

Beef Sires Spring 2026 13^th February 2026 Read more

New Veterinary Leadership to Advance Artificial Insemination and Bull Genetics

New Veterinary Leadership to Advance Artificial Insemination and Bull Genetics 20^th November 2025 Dr. Charlotte Martin Joins AI Services & Eurogene as Group Veterinary Officer Dairy genetics move very, very quickly. That was one of the reasons why Dr Charlotte Martin was attracted to the post o... Read more

Demand for dairy semen remains strong

Demand for dairy semen remains strong 14^th March 2024 Ai Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd is confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality dairy semen. According to the company’s Ivan Minford, this reflects the needs of milk producers with year-... Read more

AI Services Northern Ireland's 'stud farm' granted approval for £3.5m facility redevelopment

AI Services Northern Ireland's 'stud farm' granted approval for £3.5m facility redevelopment 22^nd February 2024 The planning application for AI Services (NI) Ltd was approved by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council during a recent committee meeting. Plans for the partial redevelopment of the existing site ... Read more

AI Services Representatives attend SCCL Colostrum Applications Conference

AI Services Representatives attend SCCL Colostrum Applications Conference 1^st February 2024 AI Services' Breeding Advisors James Compston, Ivan Minford and Gary Henderson joined SCCL CEO Michael Chubb at the Colostrum Applications Conference last week. For the past 3 decades, SCCL have dev... Read more

Breeding for a lifetime of profit 16^th November 2023 Achieving long lifespan, profitable cows has been a key focus on the farm of Drew and Val McConnell, who run a 150-cow autumn-winter calving herd near Omagh, County Tyrone. The herd, which currently yields 10,200kg at 4.2% butterfat and 3.45% protein attributes a large part of the improvements in cow performance over the years to genetics. “Abou... Read more

Cashing in on components

Cashing in on components 12^th October 2023 Breeding for components pays dividends. That was the key message from a recent Lakeland and Ai Services workshop held on the farm of Drew and Val McConnell, Omagh. Drew and Val run a 150-cow Holstei... Read more

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