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Over 20 BDGP Eligible Females On Sale At Millford Mart.

• Post published:15/09/2020
• Post category:Beef Data & Genomics Programme/News/Updates

Milford Mart will host a sale for BDGP eligible females this Wednesday 16^th September. The sale starts at 1pm and there are over 20 entries so far, with replacement indexes up to €151! (more…)

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Over 90 BDGP eligible females on sale at Ballyjamesduff Mart

• Post published:15/09/2020
• Post category:Beef Data & Genomics Programme/News/Updates

Ballyjamesduff Mart will host a sale for BDGP eligible females this Wednesday 16^th September. The sale starts at 1.30pm and there are over 90 entries so far, with replacement indexes up to €195! (more…)

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Beef Gene Ireland Bulls -Autumn 2020 Now Available!

• Post published:11/09/2020
• Post category:Beef/Industry/News/Updates

ICBF and the programme partners, have recently launched the exciting new Gene Ireland panel of high replacement index beef bulls for Autumn 2020. (more…)

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Dairy 2020 Calving Reports Now Online

• Post published:11/09/2020
• Post category:Dairy/News/Updates

The 2020 Dairy Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members. Check out your latest report today by…

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WHPR Breeder Profile – “The focus needs to be firmly on the collection & analysis of large volumes of accurate data.”

• Post published:09/09/2020
• Post category:Beef/Case Studies/News/WHPR Breeder Profiles

Limousin WHPR Breeder – Doreen Corridan, Roundhill, Fedamore, Co.Limerick As a breeder, I welcome the WHPR (Whole Herd Performance Recording) system…

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Dairy Genomics Update

• Post published:04/09/2020
• Post category:Dairy/Industry/News/Updates

As outlined in a recent web post on 07^th August, we are currently in the process of implementing an improvement in the way that we calculate genomic EBI’s for dairy animals. (more…)

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Peter Hynes – A lot can happen in 10 years

• Post published:28/08/2020
• Post category:Case Studies/Dairy/News

A lot can happen in 10 years. I only started farming in 2010 & at the time we had 50 cows. We retained all beef calves on a 30-month beef system. I remember whilst attending Darrara agricultural college studying my green cert I had to do a 6-year farm plan. (more…)

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BDGP Eligibility Reports Now Online

• Post published:13/08/2020
• Post category:Beef/Beef Data & Genomics Programme/News/Updates

The latest BDGP Eligibility report can now be viewed online by BDGP participants. Check out your latest report today by logging into your ICBF account and selecting ‘Reports’ – ‘BDGP Eligibility’.
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Watch – Gene Ireland Progeny Test Centre

• Post published:12/08/2020
• Post category:Beef/Industry/Information Technology/News/Updates

Irish Farmers Journal Adam Woods recently caught up with Dr. Stephen Conroy during Virtual Beef Week at the Gene Ireland Progeny Test Centre in Tully to discuss just what is recorded on site including feed intake, methane and meat quality data. (more…)

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