EP4 - The LIC Breeding Programme

What goes into selecting the right bulls for farmers around the world? In Episode 4 of our YouTube series, we’re joined by Casey Inverarity, International Product Manager and LIC’s go‑to expert for all things bull‑related. With experience spanning LIC Livestock Selection, the New Zealand sales team, and now the international team, alongside her involvement in her family dairy farming business, Casey brings a unique, end‑to‑end perspective on breeding and bull selection. LIC’s breeding philosophy is simple, but powerful: ✅ Efficient production ✅ Robust, pasture‑based cows ✅ Easy to manage ✅ Long‑lasting and great to milk In this episode, Casey shares how this philosophy is brought to life—and how LIC works to select and deliver the very best bulls to farmers around the world. 🌿 Filmed onsite at our Vale Bull Farm, this is an inside look at the people, systems, and thinking behind pasture‑proven genetics. 👉 Watch now to learn how the right bulls can shape herd performance. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:31 What is the focus of the LIC breeding programmes? 02:02 LIC want to create elite bulls, but where do you start? 02:29 What makes a good dam? 03:34 Once a dam is selected what comes next? 04:22 The elite cows have been inseminated then what happens? 04:42 The selected calves are now at LIC, what happens next? 05:05 Why do LIC run a sire proving scheme? 05:42 Semen collection has started on the selected bulls, so what happens next? 06:53 How selective are LIC when choosing farms used within the sire proving scheme? 07:20 Should LIC breeding programmes give our farmers confidence in the bulls LIC offer? For more information visit one of our International Websites LIC International - https://licnz.com/ LIC Australia - https://licnz.com.au/ LIC United Kingdom - https://uklic.co.uk/ LIC Ireland - https://lic.ie/