Industry

Data, research, and resources for the Irish beef and dairy sector

Online Tools

Sign In to ICBF/HerdPlus

Access all of ICBF's online applications via your own sign-in

Animal Search

Search the ICBF animal database to view genetic indexes and performance information for individual animals

Mart Tracker

Access ICBF's live feed of mart sale data from participating marts across Ireland

Active Bull Lists

Compare active AI bulls across AI companies using the latest genetic evaluations and indexes

Register your Organisation

Vets, Agricultural Consultants, Marts and Auctioneers and register with ICBF for their own accounts to access a wide array of services

Research

Statistics

Beef, Dairy Beef, Dairy
and Live weekly Statistics

Academic Papers

Papers presented by ICBF staff

Presentations

Presentations given by ICBF Staff

Services

Breeding Indexes

EBI, Beef EuroStar, Dairy beef Index (DBI), Commercial Beef Value (CBV): What are they and how can they work for you?

Publication Schedule

Find out when upcoming genetic evaluations are published

Gene Ireland

Gene Ireland selects and progeny tests high genetic merit bulls to identify the best bulls for future AI use

Tully Progeny Test Centre

ICBF’s beef bull progeny performance test station

Herdbook Services

The herdbooks that ICBF works with to support cattle breeding in Ireland

Milk Recording

ICBF’s Milk Recording Development Unit

Industry Collaborations

VistaMilk

A research science project with the aim of improving every step of the dairy supply chain

HoliCow

Enable small/med dairy farmers to benefit from big data for holistic decision-making