Amos said: “Our top 25% of cows are bred with hornless AI [artificial insemination] bulls, usually via sexed semen, with bulls such as Skalla PP, Member PP, Keane PP, Solist PP, Advokat PP, and Signum PP.

“Over 50% of the cows are bred to a beef bull, usually Belgian Blue and the remainder with plainer dairy bulls.

“For us, it is important to have cows with good longevity and a good health index. We do not prefer cows with a very high milk yield, because these types of animals often need a lot of maize in their diet, which is an extra cost as we need to purchase it in. We prefer cows with a low lactation curve,” he added