Tracking Congenital Defects in Irish Calves: Insights from a Decade of Data
Congenital abnormalities are those that are present at birth. In cattle, it is estimated that 0.5%–1% of calves are affected by…
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…
NEW ICBF Congenital Defect Survey
The calving season will soon begin on many farms around Ireland. If you notice a calf with any sort of defect…
Make Milk Recording a priority in 2024!
Milk recording is a vitally important tool that is available to all dairy farmers. Many may see milk recording as an…
Data recording this Spring – What can I do?
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure” On-farm recorded data is a vital element of the Irish genetic evaluation process and…
Do you know your animal’s breeding value for TB?
Cattle that are more resistant to TB have a greater ability to fight off the disease due to their genetic make-up.…
New Johne’s Summary Report for programme herds available on ICBF
Herdowners who are registered in the Irish Johne’s Control Programme can now get a Summary Report of all current and recent…
Don’t forget to record dry-off dates and treatments for cows calving this Autumn!
The drying off process is a very important process that takes place at the end of lactation. By recording a cows’ dry off date you are completing her lactation on your HerdPlus reports. In doing so her lactation details will be available for pedigree certificates, sales catalogues and your Annual Report. (more…)
31/1/17
Attending the launch of the Beef HealthCheck Online dashboard at the offices of Ibec were Philip Carroll, Chairman MII, Mike Magan AHI, Fiona Muldoon CEO FBD, Minister Michael Creed, Minister for Agricultural and Food, Rebecca Carroll AHI, Joe O’Flaherty CEO AHI and Padraig O’Sullivan ICBF.
Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke
Launch of Beef HealthCheck Online
Michael Creed, T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, launched the new phase of the Beef HealthCheck programme – Beef HealthCheck Online at the Meat Industry Ireland (MII) offices in Dublin on January 31st. (more…)