Pictured above is a daughter of the Limousin Bull ‘RBU’ (NCBC) that was progeny tested through Gene Ireland with her ‘GWO’ (NCBC) calf at foot in the herd of John Guilfoyle, Turlough, Greenwood, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo.
‘Lennon Jester’ is a pedigree Limousin bull bred by Patrick Sweeney, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal, and he has a stamp!
Woodside Nucio (WON) is a Piedmontese Bull, born on the 17th of September 1987 whose semen was marketed by Dovea AI in the 1990’s.
Photographed above is a Parthenaise heifer calf sired by ‘ZYH’ (Alamira Harry) that was recently born in the herd of Joe Healy, Dressogue, Athboy, Co.Meath.
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Sansonnet (SNX) is a Parthenaise Bull, born in 2001, whose semen was marketed by Eurogene & Dovea Genetics.
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The first calves from the Beef Gene Ireland Maternal Bulls are currently being born.
In the photograph above is a charolais heifer calf sired by ‘GKA’ that was recently born in the herd of Peadar Cowman, Rossard, Bunclody, Co.Wexford.
Following is a listing of Ireland’s top Dairy AI Sires together with an analysis of the list & a guide as to how to select bulls for use in a dairy herd in Ireland.
Kilboy Frank (KOY) was a Blonde d’Aquitaine Bull that stood in Dovea AI Centre in the 1990’s.
