Pedigree Cattle Statistics – Main Beef Breeds Origins
Table 1: Origin, year of first importation & current numbers of the main beef breeds in Ireland (more…)
Table 1: Origin, year of first importation & current numbers of the main beef breeds in Ireland (more…)
Springhaven Biddy 162 EX92 (pictured), owned by Robert Troy Jnr. from Newtownshandrum, Co. Cork, is the top EBI cow in the country with an EBI of €342. (more…)
The last thing farmers need is difficult calvings! Therefore if we want accurate calving figures, it’s vital that farmers record this piece of data, and record it accurately. (more…)
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…)
The latest HerdPlus EBI reports have been generated and are now available online. They will be dispatched by post to HerdPlus paper customers this week. (more…)
It’s that time of year again; calving is beginning or has begun on many farms around Ireland. Three years ago we introduced defect recording online to all farmers (more…)
The latest evaluation figures (Euro-Star and EBI figures) have now been updated and are available to view on every animal in your HerdPlus profiles, Animal Search, Mart Boards, etc. AI bulls have also been updated. (more…)
The 2015 most popular beef AI sires that were used in suckler herds have now been revealed. These lists see a Limousin bull HCA (Hauteclair) come to the top siring a total of 9,763 calves in suckler herds 2015. (more…)
Since the introduction of the new mart board initiative earlier this year, there have been indexes displayed on over 32,000 animals in 68 locations throughout the country. (more…)