On-farm recorded data is a vital element of the Irish genetic evaluation process and the creation of the Euro-Star and EBI indexes. (more…)

The Top 200 herds, ranked on EBI, have been published on the ICBF web site.

There is no change in the top 2 herds with Liam O’Leary, Conna and Martin Kinane, Ballyglass still occupying the top two positions.

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The future of Irish Beef Breeding

ICBF is launching its new Gene Ireland Maternal Progeny Test Programme for Spring 2014 in conjunction with the Irish beef breed societies and partner AI companies. (more…)

As part of this new Gene Ireland Maternal Bull Breeding programme, ICBF and the programme partners (AI companies, herdbooks and farmers) are now selling a number of high index bulls (more…)

The following Questions and Answers will help answers most of the commonly asked questions that farmers have in relation to the Beef Genomic Scheme. (more…)

Application forms for the 2014 Beef Data Programme (BDP) and Beef Genomics Scheme (BGS) have been posted to some 70,000 suckler farmers in the past week. (more…)

ICBF has just launched its Gene Ireland Dairy Bull Listing for Spring 2014. There are 45 HO/FR Bulls, 3 FR bulls and 11 JE xBred in the List (more…)

Following is a list of the 10 most popular Dairy and Beef AI Sires of calves born so far in 2013 with a link to their genetic evaluations and some photos also included. (more…)