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Gene Ireland in action

One of the highest profile graduates of the Gene Ireland programme in recent years is the Limousin bull Castleview Gazelle, more commonly known by his AI code ZAG. (more…)

John Joe Croke is a dairy farmer from Balloughboy, Ballingarry near Thurles, Co. Tipperary.  John Joe farms in partnership with his wife Anne and son Kevin (pictured), who are very much involved in this busy farm. (more…)

Reliability or Rel is the measure of accuracy or degree of confidence in the genetic index for a particular animal. Reliability is important when assessing an index (more…)

Auroch Deuter PP has a replacement index of €148 @65% reliability and a terminal index of €94 @ 89% reliability on his latest genomic proof (May 2018). (more…)

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…)