Replacement Index delivering on fertility
5-star cows have the best performance in fertility and calving. A recent study of 145,000 females that calved for the first…
5-star cows have the best performance in fertility and calving. A recent study of 145,000 females that calved for the first…
The newly launched Mart Tracker by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is designed to provide farmers with up-to-date information on…
Week 9 of 2025 has seen a further increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…
Calving difficulty has been an integral part of the beef Euro-Star Index since its inception. The calving difficulty % figure is…
Week 8 of 2025 has seen the largest influx of calf samples with close to 78k samples arriving in the lab…
Heavier Carcasses, Better Conformation and Finished Earlier! The ICBF Terminal Index ranks sires on profit potential when producing suckler bred calves…
Week 7 of 2025 has seen a further increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…
Week 6 of 2025 has seen a big increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…
ICBF is the leading provider of information-based genetics services, employing more than 100 employees in Ballincollig, Cork and with more than…