Who were the top 10 dairy AI sires recorded in 2022?
Who sired the 2022 crop of dairy calves? 877,974 dairy calves (dairy sire x dairy dam) were born on Irish farms…
Who sired the 2022 crop of dairy calves? 877,974 dairy calves (dairy sire x dairy dam) were born on Irish farms…
With the 2023 calving season just after kicking off on a lot of farms, we would love to see snaps of…
Cattle that are more resistant to TB have a greater ability to fight off the disease due to their genetic make-up.…
Christmas has come and gone, the new year is well and truly upon us and the suckler cows will soon be…
'Producing a Calf for Profitable Dairy Beef ' DairyBeef 500 Spring Conference The Teagasc DairyBeef500 campaign will be running two important…
It won’t be long until Spring is upon us and we hear how there is a grand stretch in the evening,…
ICBF is a leading provider of information-based genetics services to the Irish dairy and beef industry. We operate a centralised database…
From all of us at ICBF, we would like to wish you all a safe and Happy Christmas. We will close Friday (Dec 23rd) for the Christmas break and re-open on Tuesday the 3rd of January 2022. (more…)
Based on figures calculated by Animal Health Ireland’s Cell Check Quick Calculator, the cost of mastitis for a herd averaging 300-400,000 cells/mL is estimated at €186.26/cow/year. For a 100-cow herd, this amounts to a staggering €18,626 reduction in profit. (more…)