Top 10 most used sires in 2018
Who’s this years most heavely used sire? The dairy and beef sires with the most serves recorded so far in 2018 are listed below. (more…)
Gene Ireland progeny doing the business!
Doon Erasmus (EMS) heifer ‘Glann Jayne’ wins the 2018 All Ireland yearling heifer title at Limerick Show!! (more…)
It has a tag in its ear. It’s genotyped isn’t it?
It could be, but the presence of a tissue tag in an animal’s ear does not automatically mean that the animal has a genomic evaluation. The tag merely shows that a tissue sample was physically taken from the animal. There are a number of steps after this before an animal receives a genomic evaluation. (more…)
BDGP Carbon Navigator Deadline 30th Sept
The 2017 Carbon Navigator is now available to participants in the Beef Data & Genomics Programme to be completed by 30th September. (more…)
Gene Ireland Progeny Performance – ONI (ON-DIT)
Beef Calving Statistics 2018
The 2018 HerdPlus Beef Calving reports were released recently. This report is designed to give farmers an in depth insight into the reproductive performance of their herds. (more…)
AHDB visits the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
A group from AHDB recently visited ICBF. The group also visited the Suckler farm of Heinz Eggert, Sallins, Co. Kildare and the pedigree Limousin and suckler farm of Jim Parkinson, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. (more…)
The latest Gene Ireland AI Beef bulls all find new homes!!
The ICBF recently sold six Gene Ireland AI beef bulls that met the targeted semen requirement. These bulls had been primarily selected on their replacement index and visually assessed by an ICBF linear scorer. (more…)
Dawn Meats group visit Tully Progeny Test Centre, Co Kildare
A group from Dawn Meats recently visited the ICBF’s Tully Test Centre in Co. Kildare. There are over 200 cattle being progeny tested in Tully now (more…)
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