The Gene Ireland Progeny test centre recently slaughtered 50 steers at Slaney Foods International, Bunclody, Co. Wexford. The progeny were sired by 27 different AI sires across 8 different breeds. It consisted of 50 Jan/Feb/March 2016 born steers. (more…)
Following the release of the HerdPlus Beef Calving Statistics we have taken a closer look at some important Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). (more…)
We have taken the 2016 beef cow population figures and broken them down county by county so we can see which counties are the most heavily populated. County Galway is leading the way with a total of 105,861 beef cows. (more…)
ICBF and Teagasc launched a new decision support tool, the C.O.W. (Cow’s Own Worth), to aid in culling and retention decisions of dairy females on Tuesday 31st of October. The new C.O.W. profile has been accessed by over 1,000 distinct herds since it was launched on Tuesday morning. (more…)
The national Dairy cow population has seen an increase over the past number of years due to the abolition of quotas leading to expansion. (more…)
ICBF and Teagasc launched a new decision support tool, the C.O.W. (Cow’s Own Worth), to aid in culling and retention decisions of dairy females on the 31st of October. (more…)
The first calves from the 2016 Gene Ireland beef bulls are currently being born on farms. Here are some of Kyle Herd Ivan’s first progeny. (more…)
Progressive Genetics technicians attended the Tully Progeny Test Centre in Co. Kildare on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th October. A total of approximately eighty technicians attended over the two days. (more…)
ICBF and Teagasc are proud to announce that we will be officially launching C.O.W. (Cow’s Own Worth) on next Tuesday 31st October 2017. The C.O.W. is a new on-line support tool that instantly ranks dairy cows on their expected future profit potential based on the most up-to-date information available. (more…)