cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message livestock improvement corporation type public shareholding restricted to farmers traded as nzx lic industry agribusiness headquarters hamilton new zealand key people wayne mcnee ceo products dairy farming consultancy quality bull semen artificial insemination services computerised herd management farm automation herd testing specialist genetics expertise website lic.co.nz livestock improvement corporation or lic is a multinational farmer owned co operative which for more than 100 years has provided genetics expertise information and technology to the dairy sector aimed at improving the prosperity and productivity of farmers . headquartered in hamilton new zealand and with regional bases throughout the country lic also has offices in the united kingdom ireland usa australia and agents in south africa and asia . the co operative is listed on the new zealand stock exchange with 11 000 nz dairy farmer shareholders . lic has its roots in 1909 when the first organised routine herd testing service was conducted by and for new zealand dairy farmers with the support of the new zealand department of agriculture . since then it has grown to become a major enabler and contributor for the new zealand dairy sector with over 75 % of all dairy cows within new zealand being sired by lic owned bulls . this agriculture article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title livestock improvement corporation & oldid 651980625 categories dairy products companies of new zealandagricultural cooperativescompanies based in hamilton new zealandagriculture stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from october 2012all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 march 2015 at 21 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view