The Dairy Gene Ireland Programme is a key component of the Irish dairy industry. Its aim is to provide dairy farmers with the highest EBI young sires through a coordinated progeny test programme. (more…)
We are currently looking for a technician to join the ICBF team based in Tully, Kildare town. Tully is the National Beef Performance Testing Centre in Ireland. It is located in Kildare town, Co. Kildare. (more…)
ICBF has added a new update to the martboard screens to make it clearer to identify whether an animal has a genomic evaluation or not. We hope that this update will rule out any confusion for herd owners who are looking to purchase 4 or 5 star genotyped animals at the mart. (more…)
Not necessarily. While the Euro-Star Replacement Index gives you a good idea at first glance as to the suitability of a bull to breed replacement females, it does not tell the whole story. (more…)
Why does the EBI value of my animals keep changing?
Ans: This is probably one of the most common questions about the EBI system (more…)
The ICBF ‘Terminal Index’ has a different makeup than the more talked about ‘Replacement Index’. A recent analysis of the Sires of Irish Show winners underlines the fact that when it comes to using indexes it really is a case of ‘Horses for Courses’. (more…)
On Monday and Tuesday, a group from Finland visited the ICBF Tully Test Centre. The group also visited the farm of Heinz Eggert, Sallins, Co. Kildare. (more…)
It’s late, you’re tired and your inputting data as part of the BDGP scheme for ICBF. It’s a fair enough question to ask – what do they actually do with all the data? (more…)
There are currently over 200 cattle being progeny tested in Tully. The 209 commercial cattle being progeny tested in Tully consist of: (more…)