Cogent
Cogent Breeding Ltd
Chester, United Kingdom
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Cogent is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Chester, United Kingdom selling farm equipment & herd tech, testing & quality.
Cogent is a UK livestock genetics company based in Cheshire, England, supplying dairy and beef farmers with sexed and conventional semen, genomic testing, mating programmes, herd monitoring technology and artificial insemination services. Its Precision suite includes PrecisionMAP herd analysis, PrecisionDNA genomic testing, Precision Cow activity monitoring and Precision REPRO reproductive management. Cogent operates a sorting laboratory in Cheshire and is the exclusive distributor of LIC genetics in Great Britain since November 2022. Its Chromosomal Mating service has been used by more than 1,800 farms in 48 countries, and the company exports products to more than 40 countries.
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PrecisionMAP
Herd analysis tool
Custom herd analysis that benchmarks individual cow performance against the farm's milk contract and ranks the herd using a financial index.
PrecisionDNA
Genomic testing
Genomic decision-support platform combining DNA, pedigree, type scoring and performance data for selection and mating decisions.
DNA Pro
Genomic testing
Comprehensive genomic test covering full evaluations, efficiency traits, fertility markers and genetic abnormality haplotypes.
DNA Crossbred
Genomic testing
Genomic testing for crossbred animals.
Precision Cow
Herd management system
Activity-based monitoring that detects heat, health abnormalities and group behaviour changes, using PrecisionCOW collars.
Precision REPRO
Artificial insemination service
Reproductive management and artificial insemination service supported by fertility specialists.
Chromosomal Mating
Mating service
Genomics-based mating programme that identifies optimal mating pairs while quantifying inbreeding effects.
Ultraplus
Sexed semen
Sexed semen product used in dairy breeding programmes to produce heifer calves.
PrimeStart
Colostrum replacer
Colostrum product for newborn calves.
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Drummondmore Dairy Farm
Roselodge Farms
