Bull Nostalgia – Barracks Dukakis
Baracks Dukakis (BSK) was a Charolais Bull that stood in the Progressive Genetics AI Centre in Kilcorney, Enfield, Co.Meath (more…)
WHPR Breeder Profile – Easy calving, short gestation Bulls top priority for Co. Cork Limousin herd
We continue our series of Whole Herd Performance Recording Profiles with the Southern Limousins herd established thirty years ago by Tony and Joan Walsh in Leap near Skibbereen, Co. Cork. (more…)
Richard Geary Seamount, Currabinny, Carrigaline, Co. Cork, shares a joke with Munster Cattle Breeding Group AI technician Tom Tobin while he inseminates one of Richard’s cows with sexed semen project semen. Picture by Donal O’ Leary IFJ.
Large Increase in Beef AI Usage in the Dairy Herd
There has been a large increase in beef AI usage in the national dairy herd, with the number of beef inseminations for the year to date, up 25% compared with the same period last year. (more…)
What are the Key principles of dairy breeding?
Breeding contributes half the performance gains in dairy herds. Genetic gain from good breeding decisions is cumulative and permanent. The Economic breeding Index (EBI) must increase year-on-year. This is recognisable in the younger animals in your herd as they will have higher EBI figures. (more…)
May 2019 Beef Evaluations go live
New beef Euro-Star evaluations have just been published by ICBF. This will see the Euro-Star indexes for all suckler cows, heifers, stock bull and AI bulls updated. (more…)
Stockbull Finder – breaking new records!
So far in 2019, the Stockbull Finder has had 0ver 13,000 visitors! In the first week of April alone it had over 2000 searches performed on it for young pedigree Beef bulls which is a new record in terms of the number of hits it has received in a single week. (more…)
FAQ: How is my bull’s ‘Calving Difficulty %’ calculated?
There are 3 factors that will both contribute to what ‘Calving Difficulty %’ index figure your bull starts out with and also how it changes over time.1.Back Pedigree, 2.Genotype, 3. Calving Data (more…)
Significant progress made by BDGP herds
This is the clear trend from analysis of the ICBF ‘5 Year Trend’ reports which were sent to 24,500 herds participating in BDGP earlier this spring. The report focuses on 6 key performance indicators (KPI’s) for a suckler herd’s genetic and reproductive performance. (more…)
Brendan Hinchion – History, Farming System, Breeding & Genomics
Brendan Hinchion spoke to ICBF recently about his farm history, the system, his breeding policy and his use of dairy genomics. Brendan started farming when he was 18, developed the farm by putting in roadways, paddocks, a water system & cubicles. (more…)
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