Number of herds Milk Recording increases 11.7%
The total number of herds milk recording in 2022 has increased by 11.4% year to date when compared with the same period in 2021. (more…)
The total number of herds milk recording in 2022 has increased by 11.4% year to date when compared with the same period in 2021. (more…)
The September 2022 Evaluation will be published on 4th October. The final date to have any DNA samples (hair/tissue/AI straws returned to ICBF to have genomic evaluation published for this evaluation is 29th June. (more…)
With calving season coming to an end, total calf births registered in 2022 have now passed 2 million calves as of this week. (more…)
The rate of genetic gain in EBI has accelerated rapidly over the last number of years, propelled mainly by two important initiatives, the launch of the Dairy Gene Ireland breeding programme in 2005 and the introduction of genomic selection in 2009. (more…)
Reports containing the latest co-op data are now available online and are being posted to farmers over the coming week. These reports include the calving information taken from the 2021 Dairy Calving Report.
In March 2022, new dairy beef mating’s were incorporated into Sire Advice as a new additional feature to the main breeding tool. This has been a collaborative effort between ICBF and Teagasc (more…)
The latest HerdPlus EBI reports have been generated and are now available to view online. (more…)