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…)
The number of AI Handheld serves recorded on the system is fast approaching 1 million serves and is likely to pass this milestone in the coming weeks. (more…)
A lot has changed in the past 20 years, the same is true of EBI. The information below shows just how much progress has been made over the past 20 years. (more…)
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…)
The national Beef herd currently stands at 950,963 cows, the population has seen a decline for the fourth consecutive year. In the last 4 years, the number of beef cows in Ireland has decreased by some 85,963 cows. (more…)
The National dairy cow population is continually increasing and has done so each and every year over the last decade. (more…)
When it comes to calving in dairy heifers for the first time, opinions differ as to what is the optimum age to calve them. (more…)
Saturday 31st Oct was the final target date for herds participating in BDGP I (2015-2020). Herds were required to have the equivalent to 50% of their reference number in genotyped 4 or 5-star females. While the final numbers will not be known until after the 24th November genetic evaluation, the vast majority of the 22,500 participating herds look on course to meet the final 31st Oct 50% target.
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