HerdPlus Dairy Calving Statistics 2019
Following last weeks’ release of the HerdPlus Dairy Calving reports, ICBF can report a slight decrease in the fertility performance of the national dairy herd. (more…)
Dairy Calving Reports Now Online
The 2019 Dairy Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members. Check out your latest report today by logging into your HerdPlus account and selecting ‘Reports’ – ‘Calving’ – ‘Dairy Calving Report’. (more…)
Top 10 most used sires in 2019
Wondering which sires are used the most this year? Below is a list of the sires with the most serves recorded in the first half of 2019. (more…)
Most Popular Dairy AI Sires in Dairy Herds – 2018
The following is a list of the most popular dairy AI sires in dairy herds in 2018 (more…)
Moorepark 2019 – Teagasc National Dairy Open Day
Moorepark 2019
Growing Sustainably
Date: Wednesday, 3rd July 2019
Venue: Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork (more…)
Latest EBI Reports Now Online
The latest HerdPlus EBI reports have been generated and are now available online. They will be dispatched by post to postal customers within the coming week. (more…)
What are the Key principles of dairy breeding?
Breeding contributes half the performance gains in dairy herds. Genetic gain from good breeding decisions is cumulative and permanent. The Economic breeding Index (EBI) must increase year-on-year. This is recognisable in the younger animals in your herd as they will have higher EBI figures. (more…)
May 2019 Beef Evaluations go live
New beef Euro-Star evaluations have just been published by ICBF. This will see the Euro-Star indexes for all suckler cows, heifers, stock bull and AI bulls updated. (more…)
Brendan Hinchion – History, Farming System, Breeding & Genomics
Brendan Hinchion spoke to ICBF recently about his farm history, the system, his breeding policy and his use of dairy genomics. Brendan started farming when he was 18, developed the farm by putting in roadways, paddocks, a water system & cubicles. (more…)