ICBF Event: Launch of Carbon Index in the EBI
Date: Wednesday November 16th Location: Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm The Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, will…
Date: Wednesday November 16th Location: Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm The Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, will…
The selection of dairy AI Sires has changed enormously since the implementation of genomic technology in Ireland over 13 years ago. (more…)
To ensure that all expected calving dates are included in your personalised Dairy Pocket Notebook for Spring 2023, all serves and…
ICBF HerdPlus has added a new profile screen to view recorded liveweights on dairy heifers quickly and easily.
The profile allows dairy farmers to benchmark heifer liveweights against industry target weights for replacement dairy heifers based on age. (more…)
ICBF and the program partners, have recently launched the exciting new Gene Ireland panel of high index beef bulls for Autumn 2022. The Gene Ireland breeding program is a joint initiative between pedigree breeders, commercial farmers, breed societies, AI Companies, DAFM & ICBF. The primary aim of the program is to robustly progeny test high index beef bulls which will produce profitable cows for the suckler beef industry. The minimum criteria for a bull to be included on the panel is 5 Stars across breed on either the Replacement or Terminal Index. (more…)
The new Co-op Profile is the latest addition to the suite of Dairy profiles available via HerdPlus. The new profile displays…
The latest HerdPlus EBI reports have been generated and are now available to view online. (more…)
Due to recent developments in Irish banking, you may have recently changed bank or are in the process of doing so. With this in mind, here are some simple steps which you can follow to avoid any interruption to your ICBF services as a result. (more…)
CellCheck on-farm events Animal Health Ireland in partnership with Teagasc and in conjunction with the dairy processors and the Department of…