Top 10 most used sires 2021
Wondering which sires are used the most this year? Below is a list of the sires with the most serves recorded in the first half of 2021. (more…)
Wondering which sires are used the most this year? Below is a list of the sires with the most serves recorded in the first half of 2021. (more…)
Scanned your cows recently? You can now record ‘Pregnancy Diagnosis’ on ICBF.com. This screen is now available on the new platform and it allows users to record ‘Pregnancy Diagnosis’ for each breeding female in the herd. (more…)
The Dairy Beef Calf Programme has brought about increased weighing of dairy beef cattle in Ireland. In total over 19,300 weights have been submitted to date (12/08/21) in 2021 from herds participating in the scheme. (more…)
The July 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…)
The ICBF Stock Bull Finder is the only online search engine for performance recoded pedigree beef bulls in Ireland. Currently there are 2,000 future stock bulls for sale on the platform. (more…)
The BEEP-S scheme has brought about the largest on-farm weighing campaign of beef cattle ever in Ireland. In total over 213,000 weights have been submitted to date (12/07/21) in 2021 from herds participating in the scheme. (more…)
On-farm recorded data is a vital element of the Irish genetic evaluation process and the creation of the Euro-Star and EBI indexes. Every herd owner in Ireland can act as a data collector for ICBF and in doing so contribute vital information to the database. (more…)
ICBF launched a new online tool for our HerdPlus members at the end of 2020. The BEAM calculator is designed to allow BEAM applicants to project forward their overall organic nitrogen produced. It is still available for those operating off of period 2 (01 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021). Users can enter the stock numbers which they intend to have on farm from now until 31st Dec 2021. The BEAM calculator can then indicate whether you are meeting the required 5% BEAM scheme organic nitrogen reduction or not. (more…)