Pedigree Breeding Open Day
On Wed 25th Sept from 3-6pm, a pedigree breeding open day will take place on the farm of Richard and Joe Fortune, Knottown House, Wexford Y35 KX85. (more…)
On Wed 25th Sept from 3-6pm, a pedigree breeding open day will take place on the farm of Richard and Joe Fortune, Knottown House, Wexford Y35 KX85. (more…)
ICBF will be present at this year’s National Ploughing Championships as part of the live demonstrations at the Irish Farmers Journal stand (Block 2, Row 18, Stand 403). (more…)
The November evaluation will be published on 21st November. The final date to have any DNA samples (hair/tissue/AI straws) returned to ICBF in order to have a genomic evaluation published November 21st, is Wed11th September. (more…)
The 2019 Beef Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members.These will be posted to herd owners next week. (more…)
Of the beef breeds that have been brought into Ireland – the Hereford, Shorthorn & Angus breeds are here by far the longest. (more…)
Following last weeks’ release of the HerdPlus Dairy Calving reports, ICBF can report a slight decrease in the fertility performance of the national dairy herd. (more…)
The 2019 Dairy Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members. Check out your latest report today by logging into your HerdPlus account and selecting ‘Reports’ – ‘Calving’ – ‘Dairy Calving Report’. (more…)
The following is a list of the most popular beef AI sires in suckler herds in 2018 (more…)
ICBF has recently undertaken analysis for AI service trends for the past 2 years in the beef suckler herd. Overall AI usage has decreased nationally by 6% from 2017-2018 . This correlates with the reduction of suckler cow numbers that has also taken place during the same period. (more…)