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Should I Use Daughter Proven or Genomic Bulls?

The recent changes to proofs for genomic bulls has left a lot of farmers wondering whether they should continue using Genomically Selected (GS) bulls in their breeding program this Spring or whether they should revert back to the “tried and trusted” Daughter Proven bulls (DP) when making their AI bull choices?

WHPR - 'Off to a great start'

Pictured above is pedigree Angus Breeder Leo McEnroe, who recently had his whole pedigree angus herd of 230 animals performance recorded through the new ICBF WHPR (Whole Herd Performance Recorded) programme.

Upcoming Improvements

ICBF leads industry collaboration to advance sustainable farming by improving genetic gain in the national herd and providing collaborative, data driven AgTech solutions

Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)

Click here for more details on the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme

CATTLE WEIGHING SCALES RENTAL SERVICE

Click here for more information on cattle weighing services.

ICBF Database in Numbers

Genotypes
1 Million

There are over 6.1M Genotypes in the national database and counting. ICBF is the largest Beef Genomics database in the world.

SNPs
1 Billion

That’s ‘Billion’ with a ‘B’ (Over 218 times the population of China). SNPs are the most common type of genetic variation between animals.

Pieces of Data
1 Billion

There are over 2 Billion pieces of phenotypic (non genomic) data stored on the ICBF database. 

ICBF on Mobile

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Download the new ICBF HerdPlus App

animal search

Search for EBI and €uro-Star figures on the animals in the ICBF Database

icbf weight recording

Record live weights for your cattle on to the ICBF database from your phone.

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