ICBF are pleased to announce that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have agreed the funding for the National…
The latest analysis undertaken by ICBF, Teagasc and the partner AI companies (i.e., Dovea Genetics, Eurogene/AI Services, Munster Bovine and Progressive…
ICBF in collaboration with DAFM and Bord Bia have conducted a number of information sessions around the country to present and…
Methane Evaluations now live! Once again, the Irish agricultural industry is leading the way by publishing the first enteric methane across…
Dovea bull, AA8640 RAWBURN PONCHO X478 is the latest addition to the 2023 Beef Gene Ireland Replacement panel. This young bull…
The new nitrates band screen is now available to ALL dairy farmers on ICBF. Please note: For optimum visibility/functionality, the Nitrates…
The most recent evaluation published by ICBF on 24th January 2023 saw a suite of updates incorporated into the Dairy Beef…
Hair Samples should be pulled from the end of the tail. The hair must be clean and dry with the roots…
Our next Charolais bull is CH8571 – Recif, a French bred bull from the herd of Thierry Frecon, France. A high terminal index (€136) bull with great carcass weight and docility. +35.9Kg for carcass weight, puts this bull in the top 2% for carcass weight across all breeds. He is 4 stars within breed and 5 stars across all breeds on the terminal index. An easy calving pedigree, this bull is 4.5% for cows, which is ideal to reduce time and stress at calving. (more…)