For the majority of us, we are lucky enough to have brothers and sisters, siblings who we share the same parentage with. Does this mean that we are the exact same as our ‘full brothers’ and ‘full sisters’? (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 serve. (more…)
The 2021 Carbon Navigator is available to participants in the Beef Data & Genomics Programme and should be completed as soon as possible. (more…)
With the introduction of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) in 2019 and the Dairy Beef Calf Programme in 2021, over 3 million valid cow and calf weights have been recorded. (more…)
Scanned your cows recently? Don’t forget to record ‘Pregnancy Diagnosis’ on ICBF.com. This screen is available on the new platform and it allows users to record ‘Pregnancy Diagnosis’ for each breeding female in the herd. (more…)
The November 2022 Evaluation will be published on 22nd November. The final date to have any DNA samples (hair/tissue/AI straws returned to ICBF to have genomic evaluation published in November, is 31st August. (more…)
The 2022 HerdPlus Beef Calving reports were released recently. This report is designed to give farmers an in depth insight into the reproductive performance of their herds. (more…)
The latest HerdPlus Euro-Star reports have been generated and are now available online. (more…)
The Irish Farmer's Journal held their national Beef and Sheep Open Day on the Tullamore demonstration farm last Tuesday 26th of…