Using the Calving Difficulty trait to Minimize Difficult Calvings
Calving difficulty has been an integral part of the beef Euro-Star Index since its inception. The calving difficulty % figure is…
Calving difficulty has been an integral part of the beef Euro-Star Index since its inception. The calving difficulty % figure is…
Week 8 of 2025 has seen the largest influx of calf samples with close to 78k samples arriving in the lab…
Heavier Carcasses, Better Conformation and Finished Earlier! The ICBF Terminal Index ranks sires on profit potential when producing suckler bred calves…
Week 7 of 2025 has seen a further increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…
Week 6 of 2025 has seen a big increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…
ICBF is the leading provider of information-based genetics services, employing more than 100 employees in Ballincollig, Cork and with more than…
We are now in week 5 of 2025 and the calving season has kicked off around the country. Last week’s figures…
Charlie Smyth, a progressive farmer from Virginia, Co. Cavan, has made remarkable strides in transforming his farm’s beef production system to…
The ICBF congenital defect survey continues to collect valuable data regarding the incidence of abnormalities in calves at birth. Over the…