Reminder – BDGP Carbon Navigator Deadline 30th Sept
The 2018 Carbon Navigator is available to participants in the Beef Data & Genomics Programme to be completed by 30th September. (more…)
September 2019 Genetic Evaluations Now Live
The September 2019 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists and Stock Bull Finder have all been updated. (more…)
November Evaluation – Deadline for all genotype samples is 11th September
The November evaluation will be published on 21st November. The final date to have any DNA samples (hair/tissue/AI straws) returned to ICBF in order to have a genomic evaluation published November 21st, is Wed11th September. (more…)
2019 Calving Reports Now Available
The 2019 Beef Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members.These will be posted to herd owners next week. (more…)
Dairy Calving Reports Now Online
The 2019 Dairy Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members. Check out your latest report today by logging into your HerdPlus account and selecting ‘Reports’ – ‘Calving’ – ‘Dairy Calving Report’. (more…)
DAFM Announces Simplification of Requirements for BDGP
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today released a press release announcing a simplification of requirements under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) in relation to the eligibility of Stock Bulls under the programme. (more…)
What is EBI?
EBI is a single figure profit index aimed at helping farmers identify the most profitable bulls and cows for breeding dairy herd replacements. It comprises of information on eight sub-indexes related to profitable milk production. These are; (1) Milk Production, (2) Fertility, (3) Calving Performance, (4) Beef Carcass (5) Carbon, Cow Maintenance (6) Health, (7) Maintenance and (8) Management. A summary of the sub-indexes, including traits and relative weightings for traits in the EBI is displayed in Chart 1, e.g. Fertility has a 25% weighting in the EBI. Economic values in the index are based on data collected from Irish Dairy Farms and the Dairy Industry. These values were last updated in November 2022.
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