Press Release: No need for farmers to change current breed choice after changes to ICBF Beef indexes
The Chief Executive of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Sean Coughlan, has outlined that farmers will not need to change…
The Chief Executive of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Sean Coughlan, has outlined that farmers will not need to change…
Economic Breeding Index (EBI) Two methodology improvements will be implemented to the EBI in the November 2023 genetic evaluation. These are:…
The board of ICBF has decided to reschedule the implementation date of the New Beef Eurostar evaluations from Tuesday 21st November…
Last week, the board of ICBF approved the implementation of improvements to both the Terminal and Replacement beef indexes following independent…
Over the past 10 years, dairy cow numbers have increasing significantly. They have increased from 1 million in 2010 to 1.6…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhD5LuOSEnA Questions & Answers from the webinar. How much does it cost? Dairy/Dual: Dairy and dual herdowners must be members of …
Webinar National Genotyping Programme Wednesday 31st August at 7.30pm ICBF will host a webinar discussing the various aspects and requirements of…
ICBF are deeply saddened by the passing of our former Chief Executive, colleague and friend, Brian Wickham. Brian passed away on…
ICBF has recently launched the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) for beef and dairy herds. This programme is the first step in…