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Read more about the article How to link Contract Reared animals back to your HerdPlus profile

How to link Contract Reared animals back to your HerdPlus profile

  • Post published:11/04/2025
  • Post category:Beef/Dairy/News/Updates

Contract rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the owner’s farm for rearing on contract by another farmer. Dairy farmers contract out the rearing of their dairy heifers to maximise land on their milking platforms and free up facilities and labour. (more…)

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Read more about the article Maximise the genetic gain in your herd this breeding season with Sire Advice

Maximise the genetic gain in your herd this breeding season with Sire Advice

  • Post published:10/04/2025
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Sire Advice is a decision support tool which allows the user to select bulls they wish to use for the breeding…

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Read more about the article Launch of the 2025 Suckler Beef Gene Ireland Programme

Launch of the 2025 Suckler Beef Gene Ireland Programme

  • Post published:10/04/2025
  • Post category:Beef/Industry/News/Updates

The Suckler Beef Gene Ireland Panel for Spring 2025 has been launched, and we are excited to offer our customers the…

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Read more about the article NGP Weekly Update: 08.04.25

NGP Weekly Update: 08.04.25

  • Post published:08/04/2025
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A steady flow of samples continue to hit the genotyping lab in week 15 of 2025. To date in 2025, 598,990 samples have…

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Read more about the article 1 millionth NGP calf is born in Co. Clare Suckler herd

1 millionth NGP calf is born in Co. Clare Suckler herd

  • Post published:04/04/2025
  • Post category:Beef/Dairy/Industry/News/Updates

The National Genotyping Programme was introduced in 2023 with the goal of being the first step on the road to having…

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Read more about the article NGP Weekly Update 01.04.25

NGP Weekly Update 01.04.25

  • Post published:01/04/2025
  • Post category:News

Week 14of 2025 saw a slight increase in incoming samples to the Genotyping Lab. To date in 2025, 564,911 samples have been received…

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Read more about the article ICBF Dairy Active Dairy Bull List 2025

ICBF Dairy Active Dairy Bull List 2025

  • Post published:01/04/2025
  • Post category:Dairy/Industry/News/Updates

Introduction The EBI details of the top 75 bulls on the dairy active bull list are based on the March 2025…

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Read more about the article Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Inside ICBF Progeny Test Centre

Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Inside ICBF Progeny Test Centre

  • Post published:27/03/2025
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Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 2025 Commercial Beef Value Series. Video 3,…

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Read more about the article Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Improving genetic beef potential

Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Improving genetic beef potential

  • Post published:25/03/2025
  • Post category:Beef/Dairy/Industry/News/Updates

Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 2025 Commercial Beef Value Series. Farming approximately…

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