Gene Ireland AI Bulls for Sale
ICBF and the programme partners are now selling 6 G€N€ IR€LAND AI bulls that have met their target semen requirement. (more…)
August 2016 AI Bull Proofs now Available
The latest bull proofs are now available to view in excel format in the ‘genetic evaluations section’ of our website. (more…)
Change on the way for Dairy EBI
In September 2016, the EBI genetic base cow, which is the genetic reference point for all dairy cattle in Ireland, will become younger, as we move from a 1995 to a 2005 born genetic base cow.
The Top 10 Contributors to the Genetic Diversity in the Irish Dairy Population
Through genetic testing we hope to reduce incidence of known genetic diseases
Health and Genotypes: Another big step for ICBF
The IDB SNP chip has been used for nearly all of Ireland’s cattle genotyping and was developed by ICBF and its research collaborators, Teagasc etc., for our farmers to lower the cost of parentage verification and contribute to genetic breeding values. (more…)
ICBF Upcoming Events Page
If you would like to submit an upcoming event for consideration that our readers would be interested in, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. (more…)
Research Update on Cow Own Worth (COW)
The Cow Own Worth or COW rank is a performance ranking designed to rank dairy females on their expected profit potential for their remaining lifetime. This rank is very much in the pilot stage. Below is an explanation and some of the latest developments on COW. (more…)
Economic Breeding Index Base Change
The base cow for the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) is to be updated by 10 years. (more…)
Genetic Evaluation Time Table
The following is the schedule for the release of the next genetic evaluations: (more…)
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