Dairy Active Bull List – Spring 2015
Following is a listing of Ireland’s top Dairy AI Sires together with an analysis of the list & a guide as to how to select bulls for use in a dairy herd in Ireland.
Following is a listing of Ireland’s top Dairy AI Sires together with an analysis of the list & a guide as to how to select bulls for use in a dairy herd in Ireland.
You can search for a Beef Pedigree Breeder that is in the Gene Ireland Program in the attached list.
We would like to obtain a better understanding of the priority farmers would give to calving difficulty traits in future genetic selection decisions for the Irish beef and dairy industries. (more…)
A new button will be added to the health and disease web screen to indicate when all animals are healthy on the farm.
As part of the Gene Ireland Maternal Programme, ICBF are selling their high index beef bulls that have fulfilled the semen requirements in stud.
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As part of the Gene Ireland Maternal Programme, ICBF is now selling 10 high index beef bulls that have fulfilled their semen requirements in stud.
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ICBF is working towards creating a database of animals with potential genetic defects. If one of your cows or heifers has a funny looking calf, please fill out the online survey to report it to ICBF. (more…)
Want to know more about the Gene Ireland Beef Programme? Here is a helpful article explaining the purpose of the programme and its relevance to both pedigree and commercial farmers. (more…)
Pat Flynn remains at the top of our ‘Top 200 Herds on EBI’ listing. His EBI is €234 with €30 coming from Milk Sub-Index and €174 from Fertility.
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