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Spring 2017 Gene Ireland Beef Bulls Learn More

Spring 2017 Gene Ireland Beef Bulls

We are delighted to present you with the latest list of beef bulls that have been sourced through the Beef Gene Ireland program. The program is a joint initiative between Pedigree Breeders, Commercial farmers, Breed Societies, AI Companies, DAFM and ICBF.
February 2017 Extra Evaluation Learn More

February 2017 Extra Evaluation

The latest evaluation figures (Euro-Star and EBI figures) have now been updated and are available to view on every animal in your HerdPlus profiles. PLEASE NOTE:  This is a full evaluation update for all suckler beef traits with additional data since 31st October 2016 which was the cut-off data for the previous evaluation.

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

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

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

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