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Table 7: Numbers of ET (Embryo Transfer) Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2015.

  • 1051 Embryo Transfer Pedigree beef calves were born in 2015 which represents 3% of the total pedigree calf crop.
  • ET calves in the Belgian Blue breed account for 39% of their 2015 calf crop. ET calves make up no more than 7% of any other breed’s calf crops (Graph 11).

Graph 11: % of ET Calves in each breed’s 2015 pedigree calf crop

Graph 12: ET Pedigree Calf Trends – ET Pedigree Calf Trends for Belgian Blue, Parthenaise, Limousin, Charolais & Simmental (2012-2015).

Table 8: Embryo Transfer trends for the main beef breeds (2012-2015).

ET calves in the Belgian Blue breed account for 39% of their 2015 calf crop. ET calves make up no more than 7% of any other breed’s calf crop.