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Read more about the article Why Dairy Farmers Should Consider Increasing their use of Dairy AI

Why Dairy Farmers Should Consider Increasing their use of Dairy AI

  • Post published:15/05/2025
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There’s a compelling case for dairy farmers to increase the use of dairy semen in their herds, especially in light of…

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Read more about the article Replacement Index Delivering on Weaning and Carcass

Replacement Index Delivering on Weaning and Carcass

  • Post published:13/03/2025
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Lighter cows, heavier weanlings and better carcass performance. In last week’s article, we examined the fertility performance of suckler females that…

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Read more about the article NGP Weekly Update 11.03.25

NGP Weekly Update 11.03.25

  • Post published:12/03/2025
  • Post category:Beef/Dairy/News/Stats/Updates

Week 11 of 2025 has seen a reduction in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. To date in…

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Read more about the article NGP Weekly Update 04.03.25

NGP Weekly Update 04.03.25

  • Post published:05/03/2025
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Week 10 of 2025 has seen a continuation of the large volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. To date…

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Read more about the article NGP Weekly Update 18.02.25

NGP Weekly Update 18.02.25

  • Post published:18/02/2025
  • Post category:Beef/Dairy/News/Stats/Updates

Week 8 of 2025 has seen the largest influx of calf samples with close to 78k samples arriving in the lab…

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Read more about the article The Most Used Beef Sires in the Suckler Herd this Spring

The Most Used Beef Sires in the Suckler Herd this Spring

  • Post published:04/09/2024
  • Post category:Beef/Industry/News/Stats

Who were the most popular beef sires used in Suckler herds this year? Below is a list of the sires with…

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Read more about the article BEEF2024 – Genetic Improvement: MTI’s commitment to sustainability from farm to factory gate

BEEF2024 – Genetic Improvement: MTI’s commitment to sustainability from farm to factory gate

  • Post published:05/07/2024
  • Post category:Beef/Industry/News/Stats/Updates

Meat Technology Ireland (MTI) is an Enterprise Ireland Technology centre which is industry-led collaboration of key Irish beef processors and research…

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Read more about the article NGP Weekly Update 27.02.2024-Largest number of samples received and processed this week

NGP Weekly Update 27.02.2024-Largest number of samples received and processed this week

  • Post published:27/02/2024
  • Post category:Beef/Dairy/Industry/News/Stats

We are now at the peak in terms of NGP samples received in the lab at week 9. Close to 218,000…

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Read more about the article Genetic Improvement on Irish Dairy Farms

Genetic Improvement on Irish Dairy Farms

  • Post published:14/11/2023
  • Post category:Dairy/News/Stats/Updates

The Economic breeding Index (EBI) is a tool used to assess the genetic merit of animals and to identify the most…

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