Genomics in Cattle Breeding: Benefits of Genotyping Your Herd
Learn how genomic testing improves breeding accuracy, verifies parentage, increases confidence in EBI and CBV evaluations, and helps farmers make better…
Learn how genomic testing improves breeding accuracy, verifies parentage, increases confidence in EBI and CBV evaluations, and helps farmers make better…
Tuesday, 8 September 2026 | 3:30pm – 7:00pm ICBF is delighted to invite farmers, industry stakeholders, advisers, researchers and members of…
Delivering Better Dairy Beef Series Week 1: What role do genetics play in producing better beef animals from the dairy herd?…
As scanning season gets underway, don't forget to record your Pregnancy Diagnoses on ICBF. Recording Pregnancy Diagnoses helps maintain accurate breeding…
The July 2026 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. Following on from the beef index updates…
Easily update missing sire information for current and historical animals using the ICBF website or HerdPlus App. Accurate sire information is…
ICBF is delighted to announce the latest update to the HerdPlus App, bringing farmers new tools and enhanced functionality to support…
Since 2007, Beef Gene Ireland has helped identify and prove some of the best beef genetics available to Irish farmers. Its…
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is widely recognised for accelerating genetic gain and improving breeding decisions. However, one of its lesser-known…