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 Beef AI bulls used on Beef Cows in 2020 based on the data recorded on the ICBF database. (more…)
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…)
Siobhán Ring, geneticist with ICBF, discusses how certain family lines produce cattle more resistant to TB, and how ICBF’s genetic evaluation can help identify them (more…)
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. advised farmers and advisors of the official opening of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Sucklers (BEEP–S) and the Dairy Beef Calf Programme under the new Beef Sector Efficiency Pilot for 2021 on 16 March 2021. (more…)
ICBF has just launched a new profile which will allow herdowners to view animals moved in and out of their herd. Users can select a date range and view the animals moved in/out in that period. The profile also shows the movement type e.g. mart, factory, etc. and shows the destination/source herd number. (more…)
Insemination data is significant for the purpose of genetic evaluations for fertility & gestation lengths. This includes whether the cow repeats or holds to that service.
The Active Beef Bull Lists show the highest ranked Beef AI Sires on the ‘Replacement’ & ‘Terminal’ indexes that have semen widely available, based on the March 2021 genetic evaluations computed by ICBF. (more…)
Web screens are now available for Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Sucklers (BEEP–S). The best way to record weights and scales details for the BEEP-S scheme is through the ICBF website. (more…)
The March 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…)