A bull’s €uro-Star figures dropping is very frustrating for a farmer that had used that bull based on his figures before they changed. In the following article, ICBF uses a Limousin AI bull ‘Wilodge Cerberus’ (WGE) to explain why a bull’s index can change. (more…)
Keltic Isaac son Keltic Mcilroyal pictured above has been doing the business. He was recently weighted and is performing very well. (more…)
Linden Foods group recently visited Tully Test centre, Co. Kildare. The group of 16 consisted of members from Linden foods and beef finishers. (more…)
Elderberry Galahad has a replacement index of €117 @83% reliability and a terminal index of €125 @ 93% reliability on his latest genomic proof (May 2018). (more…)
Kyle Herd Ivan has a terminal index of €137 @ 74% reliability on his latest genomic proof (May 2018). Genomics increased Ivan’s reliability by 32% when he was initially genotyped in 2016. (more…)
There is an old management adage that states “You can’t manage what you don’t measure”. Without measurement, you don’t know if you’re getting better or worse and without knowing this, you can’t manage for improvement! This statement is also true when it comes to milk recording. (more…)
The Gene Ireland Programme are delighted to announce that three additional bulls are now available to pedigree herds through the GI Graduate proven bull panel, this brings the total number of proven bulls available through the programme to five. (more…)
Since the inception of the Gene Ireland programme a total of 216 beef bulls have been involved. In 2012 the focus moved to selecting bulls with even stronger maternal traits, in response to a decline in milk and fertility in the Irish Suckler herd. (more…)
Six of the current top ten Irish bred AI bulls on the ICBF Active Bull List were tested through the Gene Ireland Maternal Beef Programme (Table 1). This is testament to the effectiveness of the programme (more…)