The Beef Sector Efficiency Programmes include the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme Sucklers (BEEP-S) and the Dairy Beef Calf Programme. The closing date for completion of the weighing is fast approaching in both schemes as 5:30 on Monday November 1st is the deadline for having weights recorded onto the ICBF database. (more…)
The latest HerdPlus EBI reports have been generated and are now available to view online. (more…)
Following the recent release of the HerdPlus Dairy Calving reports, ICBF can report steady improvement in the fertility performance of the national dairy herd. (more…)
The September 2021 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…)
Did you know a lot of useful information is available through the ICBF website including information and programme data for your…
The level of genotyping in Irish dairy herds has been significantly increasing over the last 10 years and continues to revolutionise…
The 2021 dairy calving reports were generated last week and this year’s report includes updates to the definitions of some important metrics. This follows a review of previous years stats where some herds figures were not giving an accurate representation of the calving performance of the herd. This year’s changes have also been incorporated into previous years national statistics. (more…)
The 2021 Dairy Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members. Check out your latest report today by…
Wondering which sires are used the most this year? Below is a list of the sires with the most serves recorded in the first half of 2021. (more…)