Why is it important to record health and temperament?
Every herd owner has a role to play in contributing vital information to the national cattle breeding database. Recording data may…
Every herd owner has a role to play in contributing vital information to the national cattle breeding database. Recording data may…
When it comes to breeding the next generation of female replacements on Irish dairy farms, it’s important dairy farmers have a…
The new Commercial Beef Value (CBV) Catalogue is now available for eligible animals and is accessible to all HerdPlus members. Farmers…
ICBF has recently launched an improved Commercial Euro-Star Catalogue for beef females. The catalogue is available for marts to generate for…
For the majority of us, we are lucky enough to have brothers and sisters, siblings who we share the same parentage with. Does this mean that we are the exact same as our ‘full brothers’ and ‘full sisters’? (more…)
Today, Monday the 19th August, the ICBF has announced that the deadline for applications to the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) has…
Cow’s Own Worth (C.O.W.) is an award-winning culling support tool for Spring calving, and milk recording herds. The C.O.W. combines multiple…
The July 2024 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists…
A new profile screen to view recorded liveweights on dairy cows quickly and easily is now available for HerdPlus users. This…