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Table 11: Total numbers of calves sired by the main Beef Sire breeds in 2015 – out of both beef and dairy cows. (more…)

We are delighted to present you with the latest list of beef bulls that have been sourced through the Beef Gene Ireland program. The program is a joint initiative between Pedigree Breeders, Commercial farmers, Breed Societies, AI Companies, DAFM and ICBF. (more…)

The latest evaluation figures (Euro-Star and EBI figures) have now been updated and are available to view on every animal in your HerdPlus profiles.

PLEASE NOTE:  This is a full evaluation update for all suckler beef traits with additional data since 31^st October 2016 which was the cut-off data for the previous evaluation. (more…)

Table 9: Numbers of Speciality/rare pedigree calves born in 2015 together with the number of breeders for each breed (more…)

Table 7: Numbers of ET (Embryo Transfer) Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2015. (more…)

The RDS “Champion of Champions” awards are a set of prestigious awards presented annually by The Royal Dublin Society. (more…)

Table 6: Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2015 – analysed by breed & by country of Origin of Dam. (more…)

We are delighted to introduce our new ICBF Web Application mobile app. This new app will now allow HerdPlus herd-owners quick access to their HerdPlus accounts.Recording events and viewing animal profiles has never been so easy. (more…)

Below are the most popular beef AI sires in dairy herds in 2015. Pictured above is Cornamuckla Lord Hardy K222 (KYA) who sired more calves in the dairy herd than any other sire in 2015. (more…)