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The Holstein UK Group

  • Approved Registered Cattle (ARC)
  • Cattle Information Service (CIS)
  • Holstein Young Breeders (HYB)
  • National Bovine Data Centre (NBDC)
  • UK Dairy Day (UKDD)

Holstein UK has representation on key committees and organisations:

  • International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR)
  • World Holstein Friesian Federation (WHFF)
  • WHFF classifiers' group
  • WHFF committee for electronic standards
  • European Holstein Friesian Confederation (Board of Management, Herdbook and Type Evaluation Committee)
  • Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS)
  • The Cattle Health and Welfare Group (CHAWG)
  • British Cattle Breeders Club (BCBC)
  • Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF)
  • DEFRA Health & Welfare
  • UK Genetics Advisory Forum (GAF)
  • British Livestock Genetics Consortium (BLG)

Holstein UK has close working relationships with:

  • AHDB Dairy
  • Ayrshire Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland (registration (Holstein UK) and classification by NBDC)
  • Brown Swiss Cattle Society (UK) (registration (Holstein UK) and classification by NBDC)
  • English Guernsey Cattle Society (registration (Holstein UK) and classification by NBDC)
  • Jersey Cattle Society of the UK (registration (Holstien UK) and classification by NBDC)
  • National Milk Records (exchange of registration data and milk records through Calflink)
  • Royal Jersey Agricultural Society (registration (Holstein UK) and classification by NBDC)
  • Royal Guernsey Agricultural & Horticultural Society (classification by NBDC)
  • Dale Farm (exchange of registration data and milk records)
  • European Angus Cattle Registration Co. (registrations by Holstein UK)
  • British Montbeliarde Society (registrations by Holstein UK)
  • Shorthorn Society of UK & Ireland (classification by NBDC)
  • UK AI companies