Methane Evaluations now available on AI sires-A world first!
Methane Evaluations now live! Once again, the Irish agricultural industry is leading the way by publishing the first enteric methane across…
Methane Evaluations now live! Once again, the Irish agricultural industry is leading the way by publishing the first enteric methane across…
Ireland’s progeny testing programme which is carried out by ICBF at Tully, Co. Kildare recently slaughtered 100 Dairy Beef steers at…
Maximise genetic gain with Sire Advice this breeding season The 2023 breeding season is almost upon us and it’s time to…
Coming soon – April 2023 Sexed semen has been one of the key actions that has been put forward to help…
With the 2023 breeding season on the horizon, now is a good time to start planning. To help support this, ICBF…
Contract rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the owner’s farm for rearing on contract by another farmer. Dairy farmers contract out the rearing of their dairy heifers to maximise land on their milking platforms and free up facilities and labour. (more…)
The March 2023 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists and Stock Bull Finder have all been updated. (more…)
There are now over 591 herds signed-up to the Dairy Gene Ireland Programme taking a total of 24,374 straws to…
The new nitrates band screen is now available to ALL dairy farmers on ICBF. Please note: For optimum visibility/functionality, the Nitrates…