Calf Registrations pass 2 million mark
With calving season coming to an end, total calf births registered in 2021 have now passed 2 million calves as of last week. (more…)
With calving season coming to an end, total calf births registered in 2021 have now passed 2 million calves as of last week. (more…)
The September 2021 Evaluation will be published on 28th September. The final date to have any DNA samples (hair/tissue/AI straws returned to ICBF to have genomic evaluation published in September, is 7th July. (more…)
A lot has changed in the past 20 years, the same is true of the Euro-Star Index. The information below shows just how much progress has been made over the past 22 years. (more…)
30th June 2021 is the date by which BDGP herds using a stock bull must have an eligible bull in the herd. (more…)
The purpose of this scheme is to support beef farmers who are rearing calves from the dairy herd and to facilitate further the integration of the dairy and beef sectors. (more…)
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…)