What is the Co-op Performance Report?
The report combines milk supply data from the various Co-ops with the herd data from the ICBF data-base including information such as cow numbers, calving dates and EBI information. (more…)
Ireland Reaches 2 Million Genotype Milestone
ICBF recently passed an important milestone with over 2 million cattle having a valid genotype. It only seems like yesterday that we were reporting on passing the 1 million genotype milestone in 2017. This represents an increase of 1 million valid genotypes in less than 3 years. (more…)
ICBF reaches 2 Million Genotype Milestone
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ICBF reaches 2 Million Genotype Milestone
Increase of 1 million valid genotypes in 3 years
May 21st, 2020: Late last week, ICBF announced the passing of another significant milestone with over 2 million cattle in Ireland having a valid genotype, an increase of 1 million in just 3 years. (more…)
Peter Hynes – We’re on day 18 of breeding and have hit 90 percent submission
Breeding season has gone super so far, we’re on day 18 and have hit 90 percent submission so hopefully repeats will be quiet. We will continue AI for 5 or 6 weeks with the stockbull being left off with the herd on the last week of AI, as it can take bulls up to a week to get into their stride. (more…)
Have you started running your weekly dairy fertility reports?
Breeding season 2020 has begun for many farmers around the country. Now is the ideal time to begin running your weekly fertility reports to monitor the performance of your breeding females. Quickly check online to see how your dairy herd is performing on a weekly basis compared to the national average. (more…)
Proofs for bulls do change as they accumulate more data
Why do proofs change and does the extent of change vary depending on the type of proof for the bull? To answer these questions ICBF examined bull proofs from 1901 AI sires born over the 20-year period 1995 to 2014. (more…)
Peter Hynes – 17 cows served in the last 2 days
Breeding Season is finally upon is. With 17 cows served in the last 2 days we didn’t see the point in delaying any further as it would have been a shame to wait 21 days for those cows to come around again. (more…)
Breeding for low heritability traits can achieve real results
A common misconception is that breeding should not be pursued as a method for improving health or fertility traits due to their low heritability. Low heritability does not mean the trait cannot be improved. Low heritability simply signifies that much more records are required to achieve the same rate of genetic gain as high heritability trait (e.g., carcass weight or milk yield). (more…)
Teagasc Online Breeding Seminars
Given current circumstances the Teagasc farm walks that would usually take place at this time of year, have been replaced by a series of free webinars. Make sure you tune in to the online breeding seminars for your opportunity to ask those all-important questions regarding the impending breeding season! (more…)
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