Replacement Index Delivering on Weaning and Carcass
Lighter cows, heavier weanlings and better carcass performance. In last week’s article, we examined the fertility performance of suckler females that…
ICBF Sire Advice Updates
New addition to Sire Advice has potential to save dairy industry €2.2 million Advancements in DNA screening of animals have led…
DAIRY G€N€ IR€LAND – The Future of Dairy Genetics
Dairy G€N€ IR€LAND 2025 Programme Launched We are delighted to present you with the breed packs for this year’s Spring Dairy Gene…
2025 HerdPlus Graduate Programme
Do you relish a challenge and wish to be part of a top-class team? Are you an innovative team player with…
Dairy & Dairy Beef Gene Ireland Programme 2025
G€N€ IR€LAND® is the name of the national dairy breeding programme in Ireland and it forms an extremely important part of…
Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Optimising your calf purchase plan
Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 22025 Commerecial Beef Value Series. Farming in…
Revolutionising the Ring: ICBF Mart Tracker Benefits Buyers and Sellers
The newly launched Mart Tracker by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is designed to provide farmers with up-to-date information on…
Using the Calving Difficulty trait to Minimize Difficult Calvings
Calving difficulty has been an integral part of the beef Euro-Star Index since its inception. The calving difficulty % figure is…
NGP Weekly Update: 05.02.25
Week 6 of 2025 has seen a big increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…