Beef Gene Ireland is the name of Irelands national Beef AI Sire progeny test program. Semen from young Beef AI Sires is distributed to herds and the resulting calves are ‘tested’ for various traits (more…)

Check out this Video of progeny from PI2157 at ICBF’s Tully Test Centre. This animal was bred by M. Russell, Co. Tipperary and is videoed here at 19 months of age. (more…)

On Wednesday, a group from NCBC in the UK visited the ICBF Tully Test Centre this week. They also visited Keltic Limousin herd owned by Teleri Thomas and Mac Murphy (more…)

ICBF was present at the Beef 2018 open day held at Teagasc, Grange. It is estimated that 8,000 people attended the event. There were four main stands, outlining key performance indicators in the suckler-to-beef system, dairy calf to beef, animal genetics and grassland management. (more…)

Check out this Video of progeny from SGA (pictured above) at ICBF’s Tully Test Centre. This animal was bred by D. Greene, Co. Wexford and is videoed here at 19 months of age. (more…)

Validation work undertaken by Teagasc and ICBF on 46 participating commercial beef farms over the past 3 years has confirmed that 5 star cows are; (more…)

The next genetic evaluation is scheduled for publication on 4th September 2018. In order for data on beef animals to be included in this evaluation, it must be submitted before 27th July 2018. (more…)

BEEF 2018

‘€nhancing Knowledge’

Date:  Tuesday, 26th June 2018

Venue: Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath (more…)

The Gene Ireland Progeny test centre recently slaughtered 49 bulls at Slaney Foods International, Bunclody, Co. Wexford. The progeny were sired by 25 different AI sires across 10 different breeds. The group consisted of 49 September, October and November 2016 born bulls. (more…)