British Dairy Consortium

Holstein UK

Holstein UK is Europe's largest independent breed society. It offers a range of services to the dairy farming industry targeted at improving the genetics and profitability of the Holstein breed.

The Holstein UK website provides one of the largest and most comprehensive sources of independent breeding information in the world including genetic indexes, fact sheets, pedigree information, bull lists, mating programmes, information on health and welfare relating to the breed and provides further information on how you can promote and improve the quality of your herd.

Breed societies have traditionally been associated with registering births and ancestry, promoting the breed, and increasing the value of your livestock. But at Holstein UK, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Over the past decade, the Society has built up a portfolio of services designed to improve your breeding decisions along with the quality, profitability and herd-life of your dairy cows. Today, Holstein UK has around 8,000 members and registers almost 220,000 cattle each year.

Holstein UK also provides systems to all major dairy breeds which include: 

CDI -   A fully centralised National database ‘The Centre for Dairy Information – The CDI (www.thecdi.co.uk).  This includes all on-line information for Holstein, Friesian, Jersey, Guernsey, Ayrshire and Montbeliarde breeds, including genetic indexes for cows and bulls, genetic trends, mating programmes and bull selection tools  

CIS -   A fully integrated web-based milk recording service ‘The Cattle Information Service – The CIS (www.thecis.co.uk) for all breeds. It offers pedigree registrations, parlour software links, type classification, on-line cow mating service, herd health monitoring, management reports, production planner, on-line medicine book and urea testing, all PIN protected and accessible 24 hours a day on-line.

Email: info@britishdairyconsortium.com