- ABP Dairy Beef Breeding Event
According to Agriland, ABP Food Group’s Advantage Beef Programme team is set to host an information event for both dairy and beef farmers at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork. The event will take place on Wednesday, December 6 at 7:00p.m, and the theme of the event is ‘Producing a marketable calf that adds value to… Read more: ABP Dairy Beef Breeding Event - New ICBF Dairy Beef Scorecard
ICBF HerdPlus has launched the new Dairy Beef Scorecard Report for dairy farmers. This new report allows dairy farmers to assess the herd’s dairy beef integration performance of dairy beef calves born from the 1st of July 2022 to 30th June 2023. The report was developed by ICBF and the DAFM-led Calf Stakeholder Forum. The aim… Read more: New ICBF Dairy Beef Scorecard - November Evaluation Now Live!
The November 2023 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.Farmers subscribed to the HerdPlus service can view their animal’s new evaluation figures through the various online profiles. Reports (EBI, Euro-Star, etc.) will be updated over the… Read more: November Evaluation Now Live! - ICBF Surpasses 3.5 Million Genotypes in the National Database
The accumulation of over 3.5 million genotypes signifies a major milestone for ICBF. Genomics has revolutionised the cattle breeding industry in Ireland and globally over the past number of years. Through genotyping, significant genetic gain can be achieved, animals’ potential can be determined earlier and more accurately, and new, economically important traits can be identified.… Read more: ICBF Surpasses 3.5 Million Genotypes in the National Database - Press Release: No need for farmers to change current breed choice after changes to ICBF Beef indexes
The Chief Executive of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Sean Coughlan, has outlined that farmers will not need to change their breed choice for their suckler herd as a result of the changes being implemented to the ICBF Replacement and Terminal indexes. “The implementation of updates to both the Terminal and Replacement beef indexes… Read more: Press Release: No need for farmers to change current breed choice after changes to ICBF Beef indexes - Latest improvements and updates to the EBI and DBI to go live in November
Economic Breeding Index (EBI) Two methodology improvements will be implemented to the EBI in the November 2023 genetic evaluation. These are: Single-Step Calving Evaluation In line with international best practice, the single-step evaluation method will now be applied to the calving evaluation which will help to improve the accuracy of the evaluation by better leveraging… Read more: Latest improvements and updates to the EBI and DBI to go live in November
