Sexed semen is one of the key measures dairy farmers can take to help reduce our methane emissions for the dairy…
Herd owners can run up to 10 bulls against their cows and heifers to check for inbreeding and to give predicted…
https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9ae5a16 The ICBF’s Dan O’Riordan joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the ICBF Sire Advice Programme which…
Herdowners can order DNA hair kits through our self-selection screen by logging into their ICBF account online. All the different stages…
For herds that do DIY AI did you know that your Sire Advice bull selections will appear as options to when…
We are currently hiring a technician to join the ICBF team based in the ICBF Dairy and Beef Research Centre in Kildare…
There’s a compelling case for dairy farmers to increase the use of sexed semen in their herds, especially in light of…
Contract rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the owner’s farm for rearing on contract by another farmer. Dairy farmers contract out the rearing of their dairy heifers to maximise land on their milking platforms and free up facilities and labour.
Sire Advice is a decision support tool which allows the user to select bulls they wish to use for the breeding…