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INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) 1^st July 2026 Provision of Veterinary Export Certification Services for Germinal Products AI Services NI Ltd. invites suitably qualified and experienced veterinary service providers to submit tenders for the prov... Read more

Ai Services (NI) Ltd and Cogent Breeding Ltd Announce New Working Agreement

Ai Services (NI) Ltd and Cogent Breeding Ltd Announce New Working Agreement 26^th June 2026 Two of the UK’s leading genetics companies, Ai Services (NI) Ltd and Cogent Breeding Ltd have today announced a co-operative working agreement to drive efficiencies and deliver an enhanced service to... Read more

Breeding Matters - Frozen Assets: protecting every step of the genetics journey

Breeding Matters - Frozen Assets: protecting every step of the genetics journey 24^th June 2026 From storage to conception, on-farm artificial insemination demands precision and best practice. Bovine semen straws, and more particularly the fragile sperm cells they contain, are incredibly vulner... Read more

Holstein 2026 16^th June 2026 Read more

Meet Rosie: Supporting Farmers Beyond the Balance Sheet

Meet Rosie: Supporting Farmers Beyond the Balance Sheet 3^rd June 2026 At Ai Services, success is often measured in genetics, performance, and innovation, but behind the scenes, it’s people like Rosie who help keep everything running smoothly. As part of our Breeding Ex... Read more

BREEDING MATTERS - Future-proofing the Modern Dairy Farm

BREEDING MATTERS - Future-proofing the Modern Dairy Farm 3^rd June 2026 If breeding is about one thing, it is about the FUTURE. We can look back at past breeding decisions and think ‘what if’, but, armed with the mass of genetic information available today, we can now de... Read more

BREEDING MATTERS - Where Beef is Heading

BREEDING MATTERS - Where Beef is Heading 2^nd April 2026 There is no question that breeding decisions on dairy farms are changing and with them, the shape of the beef industry is changing too. What was once a straightforward system of producing replacement... Read more

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

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