Now in her second year of NGP, and having become familiar with the process, Mella says that “it is a bit…
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…
The ‘Stockbull Finder’ is the ICBF’s online Bull Sales section on the ICBF website. Only bulls from HerdPlus herds that have…
Herdowners can order DNA hair kits through our self-selection screen by logging into their ICBF account online. All the different stages…
For herds that do DIY AI did you know that your Sire Advice bull selections will appear as options to when…
A steady flow of samples continue to hit the genotyping lab in week 16 of 2025. To date in 2025, 629,868 samples have…
There’s a compelling case for dairy farmers to increase the use of sexed semen in their herds, especially in light of…
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.
Sire Advice is a decision support tool which allows the user to select bulls they wish to use for the breeding…