ICBF and Teagasc expects that beef AI usage in the dairy herd will grow significantly over the next number of years, due to an expanding dairy herd, demand for more beef from the dairy herd, and potential application of sexed semen technology. (more…)
Do you intend to breed your own replacement females to meet the October 2020 BDGP female requirement? Participating herds will need to ensure that they have 50% of their reference number in eligible 4 or 5-star females on 31st Oct 2020. (more…)
Knottown Roy is one of the latest additions to the Gene Ireland AI panel. The average Replacement Index of this summer’s panel is an impressive €147. (more…)
It is crucial to remember that the EBI/€uro-Star of your cows are not just affected by her performance and the progeny that she has produced in your herd. (more…)
ICBF and the programme partners, have recently launched the exciting new Gene Ireland panel of high replacement index beef bulls for Summer 2018. This latest panel of 12 bulls is made up of 7 beef breeds. (more…)
Farmers can now genotype all their Holstein Friesian female calves which will allow them to make a more informed decision around breeding and culling potential replacements. This service could cost herd-owners as little as €22/head which a study has shown represents a four to one return on investment! (more…)
The Gigginstown Angus herd owned by well-known business man Michael O’Leary & managed by Joe O’Mahony used the ‘ICBF Stockbull finder’ to locate the top rated Angus bull on replacement index ‘Carrigroe Nelson‘ (more…)
The Irish Grassland Association held its annual beef conference on Thursday 24th May. The conference was held in the Clanard Court Hotel, Athy, Co. Kildare (more…)
WHPR (Whole Herd Performance Recording) is the ICBF on-farm program for recording weights and traits on pedigree animals. It involves the weighing of all pedigree animals in a herd (except heavy in calf cows), once a year. (more…)