Dairy Beef Calf Programme
The purpose of this scheme is to support beef farmers who are rearing calves from the dairy herd and to facilitate further the integration of the dairy and beef sectors. (more…)
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Dairy Beef Calf Programme
Have you generated your Weekly Fertility Report?
Almost 7,500 Weekly Fertility Reports have been generated across 5,325 herds over the past 4 weeks! With the breeding season now well under way, it is more important than ever to track your herd’s fertility performance. (more…)
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Have you generated your Weekly Fertility Report?
Latest EBI Reports Now Live
The latest HerdPlus EBI reports have been generated and are now available to view online. (more…)
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Latest EBI Reports Now Live
May 2021 Genetic Evaluations now Live
The May 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…)
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May 2021 Genetic Evaluations now Live
Statistics – Top 50 Most Used Dairy AI Bulls 2020
With the 2021 breeding season well underway, now is a good time to look back at the previous breeding season. Below, we display the top 50 AI bulls used in 2020 based on the data recorded on the ICBF database. (more…)
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Statistics – Top 50 Most Used Dairy AI Bulls 2020
Have you received a text message about a sire error in your herd?
First of all, don’t panic, the issues that these text messages relate to are minor and very simple to rectify. There are many reasons why you may have a received a text from us (outlined below).
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Have you received a text message about a sire error in your herd?
Why Use the Dairy Beef Index (DBI)?
Using a bull only for his ‘easy calving’ or ‘short gestation’ attributes can result in lighter carcasses. However, incorporating several traits simultaneously into selection decisions using an overall index (i.e., the Dairy Beef Index; DBI) can produce more balanced cattle with more favourable economic returns. (more…)
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Why Use the Dairy Beef Index (DBI)?
New Bull Team Usage Report
ICBF HerdPlus has just launched a new dairy bull usage report for dairy farmers. This report is an additional page to the weekly fertility report. The report outlines the main breeding guidelines on the minimum number of bulls to be used in your herd and the maximum bull usage recommended for individual bulls during the breading season. (more…)
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New Bull Team Usage Report
Sire Advice Addition-Female selector screen
From feedback we received from users of Sire Advice, we have made an improvement to the female selector screen. If females are selected for beef, culling, or crossbreeding this is now saved and retained for multiple Sire Advice runs throughout the current breeding season. (more…)
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Sire Advice Addition-Female selector screen
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