Gene Ireland ‘XDM’ Calves
Patrick O’Regan, Ballinadee, Bandon, Co.Cork used Beef Gene Ireland Young Bull semen on his herd. Pictured above at the following link are some calves sired by the Gene Ireland Simmental Young Bull ‘Celtic Diceman’ (XDM).
Patrick O’Regan, Ballinadee, Bandon, Co.Cork used Beef Gene Ireland Young Bull semen on his herd. Pictured above at the following link are some calves sired by the Gene Ireland Simmental Young Bull ‘Celtic Diceman’ (XDM).
And so it began! Hervin (FL1) was the first ever Limousin bull to receive an AI Code.Born on the 16th of March 1972, his semen was marketed by Munster AI (now NCBC).
Ballagan Kelly (BKY) was a Simmental, born on the 25th of October 1980, whose semen was marketed by Munster AI (now NCBC).
Pictured above is a heifer calf sired by the Limousin Gene Ireland Bull ‘OHT’ (Roundhill Hunter) that was born this Spring in the herd of William McNea, Gortfahy, Newport, Co.Mayo. Her Charolais dam is sired by ‘VGO’ and is out of a ‘PAM’ cow.
Doonally Donald (CF43) was a Charolais Bull, born on the 9th of January 1988, whose semen was marketed by NWCBS (now NCBC).
Churchwell Camper (CPR) was a British Friesian Bull, born on the 19th of March 1977, whose semen was marketed by Dovea AI Centre.
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Cregga Vincent (CRV) is an Angus Bull, born on the 25th of March 1973 whose semen was marketed by NWCBS (now NCBC).
Photographed above is a Parthenaise heifer calf sired by Gene Ireland bull ‘ZYH’ Alamira Harry (bred by Liam Fitzgerald, Mallow, Co.Cork) that was recently born in the herd of Niall O’Donnell, Ballinlyna Lower, Kilmallock, Co.Limerick.