In order to improve the ‘Euro-Star’ and ‘EBI’ figures of your pedigree animals and in particular your Stockbull, you will make more progress with your figures if you use some ‘AI’ across your herd. (more…)
There are 3 factors that will both contribute to what ‘Docility’ index figure your bull starts out with and also how it changes over time.1.Backpedigree, 2.Genotype, 3. Docility Data (more…)
The latest HerdPlus EBI reports have been generated and are now available online. They will be dispatched by post to postal customers within the coming week. (more…)
June 30th is fast approaching. This date marks the deadline for BDGP participants who use a Stockbull to have a 4 or 5 star bull with a full genomic proof in their herd. (more…)
Baracks Dukakis (BSK) was a Charolais Bull that stood in the Progressive Genetics AI Centre in Kilcorney, Enfield, Co.Meath (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)