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The atmosphere was buzzing at this years All Breeds All Britain Calf Show as it returned to the National Agricultural Centre venue at Stoneleigh. Ellie Layton reports.

Larger entries were seen in the cattle lines at this year's UK Dairy Day where national shows were held for the Holsteins, Ayrshires and Brown Swiss breeds.

Inter-breed beef champion at the Royal Cheshire Show was Dinmore Perfection from Paul Dawes, Hereford

Livestock numbers were up at this year's Staffordshire County Show

Genosource Captain now tops of the ranking for daughter-proven Holstein sires in the AHDB evaluations published this week.

The young sire, Wilra SSI Faneca Ebersol, who made his debut on the genomic sires ranking last December, retains his number one position at the top of the new Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking.

Ensuring heifers have a long and productive life is crucial to maintaining a profitable dairy enterprise, and achieving optimal growth rates pre-weaning can help realise this.