Case Studies

The 2015 Irish Grassland Association Beef conference is now sold out. The theme of this year's event, in Longford, is 'Dairy Calf…

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.

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Photographed above is a Charolais heifer calf sired by Gene Ireland bull ‘KCH’ Clenagh Hank (bred by Michael Quin, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co.Clare) that was recently born in the herd of William Butler, Coolcullen, via Carlow, Co.Kilkenny. The Limousin cow is sired by ‘PAM’ and has a calving interval of 349 days.

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Photographed above is a Charolais heifer calf sired by Gene Ireland bull ‘YCM’ Clewbay Highmaster (bred by Charles Hughes, Westport, Co.Mayo) that was recently born in the herd of Seamus Kelleher, Toberlion, Ballyconnell, Co.Cavan. The Charolais cow is sired by ‘MVO’ and has a calving interval of 347 days.

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Photographed above is a Simmental heifer calf sired by ‘KDZ’ Curaheen Dickens – (Bova AI) that was recently born in the herd of Frank Curran, Pollnagroagh, Athenry, Co.Galway. ‘KDZ’ was progeny tested through the ICBF Gene Ireland program and the first of his calves have just arrived.

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