Knottown Roy (SA4604) is one of the latest editions to the Gene Ireland AI Panel. He has the highest Replacement Index on the current panel of bulls at €275. He is in the top percentiles on a number of traits including calving difficulty, milk and calving interval. (more…)
The latest HerdPlus Beef Bull Tracker reports are now available for viewing online under the reports section. (more…)
Elderberry Galahad has a replacement index of €117 @83% reliability and a terminal index of €125 @ 93% reliability on his latest genomic proof (May 2018). (more…)
The three pillars of sustainable agriculture are Economic, Social and Environmental and in that context, breeding plays a major role in all three pillars. In Ireland we use the Economic Breeding Index (EBI), which is a single figure profit index (more…)
Farmers can now genotype all their Holstein Friesian female calves which will allow them to make a more informed decision around breeding and culling potential replacements. This service could cost herd-owners as little as €22/head which a study has shown represents a four to one return on investment! (more…)
David Brickley runs the Anatrim Simmental herd in Coolrain, Co. Laois. The herd has been part of the Whole Herd Performance Recording programme since May 2017. (more…)
Just under 17,000 HerdPlus Beef Output Reports are arriving on farms this week. The purpose of this report is to allow beef farmers, both suckler and drystock, to assess the output performance of their herds. (more…)
ICBF issues AI Codes on all new AI Sires. If you need to get an AI Code for a bull, please follow the below steps (more…)
ICBF have recently launched a new and improved version of the HerdPlus Dairy Sire Advice Application. Sire Advice is an application that is available to all dairy HerdPlus users. (more…)