Use the Parental Average Prediction tool to forecast the potential genetic merit of future progeny
Herd owners can run up to 10 bulls against their cows and heifers to check for inbreeding and to give predicted…
Stockbull Finder – Seller – Ben Ryall
The Stock Bull Finder is a free to use app that farmers can use to find their next stock bull. It…
Briscoe Family, Jack, Mella, Kevin and Naise. Briscoe's Dairy Farm, Tullinlicky, Eyrecourt, Co Galway. Photograph by David Ruffles
Joining NGP saved me €7000
Now in her second year of NGP, and having become familiar with the process, Mella says that “it is a bit…
Teagasc Dairy Edge – Sire Advice with Dan O’Riordan
https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9ae5a16 The ICBF’s Dan O’Riordan joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the ICBF Sire Advice Programme which…
Selling a bull? Upload photos to the Stockbull finder to increase sales!
The ‘Stockbull Finder’ is the ICBF’s online Bull Sales section on the ICBF website. Only bulls from HerdPlus herds that have…
How to order genotyping kits online
Herdowners can order DNA hair kits through our self-selection screen by logging into their ICBF account online. All the different stages…
DIY AI – Record Heat & AI/Serve
For herds that do DIY AI did you know that your Sire Advice bull selections will appear as options to when…
NGP Weekly Update: 15.04.25
A steady flow of samples continue to hit the genotyping lab in week 16 of 2025. To date in 2025, 629,868 samples have…
Why Dairy Farmers Should Consider Increasing the Use of Sexed Semen
There’s a compelling case for dairy farmers to increase the use of sexed semen in their herds, especially in light of…