Dairy Gene Ireland Autumn Programme 2020
We are delighted to present you with the latest list of dairy bulls which have been selected for the Dairy Gene Ireland Autumn programme. (more…)
We are delighted to present you with the latest list of dairy bulls which have been selected for the Dairy Gene Ireland Autumn programme. (more…)
ICBF is participating in a large-scale European research project called HappyMoo. The project aims to develop tools to identify cow welfare issues before they become a problem and affect performance. There are many different aspects to cow welfare and essential among them are freedom from hunger, stress, and disease. These are the areas that the HappyMoo research project is focusing on. (more…)
The October 2020 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists and Stock Bull Finder have all been updated. (more…)
As autumn is upon us and the HerdPlus Dairy calving reports have been generated for all farmers we can present the…
The 2020 Dairy Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members. Check out your latest report today by…
As outlined in a recent web post on 07th August, we are currently in the process of implementing an improvement in the way that we calculate genomic EBI’s for dairy animals. (more…)
A lot can happen in 10 years. I only started farming in 2010 & at the time we had 50 cows. We retained all beef calves on a 30-month beef system. I remember whilst attending Darrara agricultural college studying my green cert I had to do a 6-year farm plan. (more…)
ICBF’s Kevin Downing is joined by Professor Donagh Berry, head of quantitative genetics at Teagasc and Dr. Ross Evans who manages the genetics team within ICBF to discuss some of the challenges and changes coming around dairy genomics. (more…)
The August 2020 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists and Stock Bull Finder have all been updated. (more…)