Gene Ireland Maternal Bull Breeder Participant Tom O’Riordan with ‘Ballyedmond Rosie’. ‘Rosie’ is sired by ‘Carnkern Titan’ (TCK) and is out of a ‘Seabank Pedro’ cow. A very successful show cow – she has been crowned champion at the Midleton, Bantry, Charleville & Tipperary shows in the recent past. She has produced 8 calves (3 by ET).

Backround of the herd: The ‘Ballyedmond’ Simmental herd was established through the purchase of a pedigree heifer from Pat Lynch, Ladysbridge in 1983.

Maternal Breeding: The herd has an overall replacement index rating of €119 – 4 stars (36% reliable). The 0-12 month old youngstock in the herd have an average replacement index rating of €129 – 5 stars (25% reliable). The herd also had bulls nominated as Test Sires for the 2013 Maternal Bull panel.

Top Maternal Cows: One of the top cows in the herd is ‘Ballyedmond Viola’. Sired by ‘Ballyedmond Kool’ and out of a ‘Brinkton Brilliant’ cow she has a ‘Replacement Index’ value of €179 (5 stars) and an average calving interval of 381 days.

Key traits of interest: Key traits of interest for the herd are calf quality and calving ease.

Recent Sires used: Ballyedmond Shine, Curaheen Vio, Banwy T-Rex, Drumlone Anchor 09, Kilbride Farm Newry, Glebefarm Tyson.

Breeder’s comment: “Producing good quality bulls that are also easy calving is what I strive to do. Fertile milky females are also getting more popular amongst purchasers which is great to see. A female has to be able to go and breed herself. As obvious as that sounds, daughters out of AI Bull’s with high terminal indexes often have little milk themselves. This maternal breeding program will hopefully identify bloodlines that produce good quality cattle but which are also milky and fertile”.

 

 

 

Ballyedmond Viola (Ballyedmond Kool x Brington Brilliant)
Ballyedmond Viola (Ballyedmond Kool x Brington Brilliant)

 

Ballyedmond Sarah (Marbelhill Liam x Brington Brilliant)
Ballyedmond Sarah (Marbelhill Liam x Brington Brilliant)
Ballyedmond Whisper (Hillcrest King x Thornhill Supremo)
Ballyedmond Whisper (Hillcrest King x Thornhill Supremo)
Ballyedmond Shine (Blackford Trident x Brington Brilliant)
Ballyedmond Shine (Blackford Trident x Brington Brilliant)

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