Allowdale Herefords – Pedigree, Performance & Structure
Pedigree Hereford Breeders and Herd Owners of the Allowdale Herd, Mr Liam Philpott & Ms Anne Pounds. Knocknacolan, Kanturk, Co Cork are members of a number of Breed Societies around the world.
Progeny of Genomic AI Bulls are more profitable, compared to Daughter Proven or Stock Bulls.
One of the popular myths presented at this time of the year, is that proofs for young genomic AI bulls don’t stack up and that as a result, farmers would be better to stick to using daughter proven or even stock bulls when breeding dairy female replacements. (more…)
Big Increase in Sire Advice Usage
The number of HerdPlus members that used the Sire Advice application has increased from 2,654 herds in 2019 to 3,095 herds in 2020, an increase of 17% (more…)
‘Mart€xpress – ICBF pilots’ latest addition to the HerdPlus app’
At ICBF we are excited to announce our latest pilot project: ‘Mart€xpress’. The new mart trading feature, available on the HerdPlus App, aims to streamline the buying and selling of animals through the ICOS mart network. (more…)
Latest trends in births from the dairy herd
With the breeding season just about to start, ICBF HerdPlus have just undertaken an analysis of births from the dairy herd for the year to date, broken down by breed (more…)
Differences Between BDGP Eligibility Report & Eurostar Rating
One of the most common misunderstandings is why females are 4/5 Eurostar on the Replacement index on “BDGP Eurostar report” or on the ICBF Animal Search but are not listed as eligible on the “BDGP eligibility report”. (more…)
Peter Hynes (April 5th) – Breeding is looming fast
After two weeks of glorious sunshine the drop of rain is welcome today. We have 3 rounds of fertiliser spread on the grazing platform and all silage ground has received 3000 gallons of slurry in the pass using low emission spreading. (more…)
Gene Ireland Graduate Bulls
ICBF are delighted to unveil the latest panel of Gene Ireland Graduate Bulls. These 26 bulls have undergone a progeny test programme over the last number of years and now meet the criteria below to be considered a ‘Graduate Bull’. (more…)
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