ICBF Dairy Breeding & Genetics Conference 2024
The ICBF Dairy Breeding & Genetics Conference will take place on Wednesday, the 11th of December, at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co.…
The ICBF Dairy Breeding & Genetics Conference will take place on Wednesday, the 11th of December, at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co.…
When it comes to breeding the next generation of female replacements on Irish dairy farms, it’s important dairy farmers have a…
Are you a student looking to complete a professional placement in the Agricultural sector as part of your third-level course? If…
Trevor Boland farms part time in Dromard, Co Sligo. The farm is split roughly half between owned and leased land. 50…
The new Commercial Beef Value (CBV) Catalogue is now available for eligible animals and is accessible to all HerdPlus members. Farmers…
ICBF has recently launched an improved Commercial Euro-Star Catalogue for beef females. The catalogue is available for marts to generate for…
For the majority of us, we are lucky enough to have brothers and sisters, siblings who we share the same parentage with. Does this mean that we are the exact same as our ‘full brothers’ and ‘full sisters’? (more…)
The short answer is, no. Data from all animals is included in the Euro-Star evaluation process, provided it meets certain criteria,…
ICBF has reopened applications for the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) for new herds. This will allow an additional one hundred thousand…