Use feed efficiency indexes when selecting sires

Paying more attention to feed efficiency indexes when selecting sires for dairy herds will help compensate the escalating costs of feed being witnessed today. Across the world feed, fertiliser and energy costs have reached record high levels that are decimating profits on dairy farms. Even though milk prices have also increased fears are that high feed prices, particularly as a consequence of the war in Ukraine, will rise even more over the next few years. Mitigating feed costs [caption id="a