Dairy Beef 500 Conference
'Producing a Calf for Profitable Dairy Beef ' DairyBeef 500 Spring Conference The Teagasc DairyBeef500 campaign will be running two important…
What changes will you make in 2023?
It won’t be long until Spring is upon us and we hear how there is a grand stretch in the evening,…
We are hiring! Electronic Milk Meter Service Technician (Full Time)
ICBF is a leading provider of information-based genetics services to the Irish dairy and beef industry. We operate a centralised database…
Seasons Greetings from all at ICBF
From all of us at ICBF, we would like to wish you all a safe and Happy Christmas. We will close Friday (Dec 23rd) for the Christmas break and re-open on Tuesday the 3rd of January 2022. (more…)
Importance of Health Data Recording for breeding better Dairy Cows
Based on figures calculated by Animal Health Ireland’s Cell Check Quick Calculator, the cost of mastitis for a herd averaging 300-400,000 cells/mL is estimated at €186.26/cow/year. For a 100-cow herd, this amounts to a staggering €18,626 reduction in profit. (more…)
How to take a hair Sample Correctly for Genotyping?
Hair Samples should be pulled from the end of the tail. The hair must be clean and dry with the roots…
March 2023 Evaluation Deadline- Deadline for all genotypes samples is 28th December
The March 2023 Evaluation will be published on 21st March. The final date to have any DNA samples (hair/tissue/AI straws returned to ICBF to have genomic evaluation published in March, is 28th December 2022. (more…)
Weaning Performance Report
On the first of November, the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S) came to a close alongside the Dairy-Beef Calf Scheme. In total there was 24,092 suckler herds that submitted weights for the BEEP-S scheme, with 493,295 pairs weighed overall. (more…)
Maximising the Beef Potential of the Dairy Herd
Maximising the beef potential of the dairy herd - Alan Twomey, Teagasc & Ross Evans, ICBF at the Teagasc National Dairy…
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