What is the Optimum Age at First Calving in Dairy Heifers?
When it comes to calving in dairy heifers for the first time, opinions differ as to what is the optimum age to calve them. (more…)
Euro-Star Genetic Evaluations November 2021
ICBF published the latest beef evaluations of 2021 earlier this week. This has seen the Euro-Star indexes for all suckler cows, heifers, stock bull and AI bulls updated. (more…)
BDGP 2021 Final Call
We would like to remind BDGP farmers to return any outstanding genotype samples , Carbon Navigators and BDGP animal data recording…
November 2021 Genetic Evaluations now live
The November 2021 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists and Stock Bull Finder have all been updated. (more…)
BDGP 2022 now open for applications
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is now accepting applications for the 2022 BDGP. (more…)
Beef Cow Population by County 2017-2021
The national Beef herd stands at 936,773 cows as the population continues to decline. When we look at the last 5…
Dairy Cow Population by County 2017 – 2021
The National dairy cow population is continually increasing, despite challenging conditions in recent years. Total dairy cow numbers for 2021 (as…
Application of Genomics on Dairy Farms
Genomics has contributed significantly to the increased rate of genetic gain within the Irish dairy cow population and has transformed how the Dairy Gene Ireland breeding programme operates. Genomic selection (GS) is a tool to help more accurately identify genetic elite animals. (more…)
Culling? – Think C.O.W.
People that need to reduce stocking rate have a tendency to look at culling low production cows. However many other traits impact profit as well as low production. (more…)
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