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.