Who sired the dairy beef calves in 2022?
The Dairy Beef Index (DBI) is a breeding goal for Irish dairy and beef farmers to promote high quality beef cattle…
Who sired the beef calves in 2022?
822,746 beef calves (beef sire x beef dam) were born on Irish farms in 2022. Of these, 169,295 were registered to…
Commercial Beef Value to go Live on Mart Boards
The Commercial Beef Value (CBV) is to go live on mart boards in 1st March 2023. Approx. 80% of Irish marts…
Calling Pedigree Breeders – Genotype deadline 1st of March!
Calving 2023 is well and truly upon us! Calves are hitting the ground left, right and centre, gene Ireland straws are…
William McGrath & his family
Beef Gene Ireland Breeder Profile – William McGrath & family
The McGrath family operate a full time suckler beef enterprise near Mitchelstown in Co Cork. 85 cows are calved in a…
Beef Gene Ireland Launch – Spring 2023
The beef Gene Ireland panel for 2023 is now available and we are delighted to provide our customers with the latest…
Data recording this Spring – What can I do?
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure” On-farm recorded data is a vital element of the Irish genetic evaluation process and…
Dairy Beef Mating 2023
Beef Updates Jan 2023 The Beef Sub-Indexes of the Economic Breeding Index (EBI), Dairy Beef Index (DBI) and Commercial Beef Value…
Updates to the Dairy Beef Index (DBI)
The most recent evaluation published by ICBF on 24th January 2023 saw a suite of updates incorporated into the Dairy Beef…