Contract rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the owner’s farm for rearing on contract by another farmer. Dairy farmers contract out the rearing of their dairy heifers to maximise land on their milking platforms and free up facilities and labour. (more…)
The Suckler Beef Gene Ireland Panel for Spring 2025 has been launched, and we are excited to offer our customers the…
The National Genotyping Programme was introduced in 2023 with the goal of being the first step on the road to having…
Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 2025 Commercial Beef Value Series. Video 3,…
Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 2025 Commercial Beef Value Series. Farming approximately…
The March 2025 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists…
Week 13 of 2025 saw a drop in incoming samples to the Genotyping Lab. To date in 2025, 519,830 samples have…
Incoming samples remained steady in week 12 of 2025. To date in 2025, 489,764 samples have been received in the lab.…
Lighter cows, heavier weanlings and better carcass performance. In last week’s article, we examined the fertility performance of suckler females that…