‘ACTUALITE’, owned by Gerald Harney, Lisnagranchy, Ardrahan, Co. Galway is the top Euro-Star replacement index Parthenaise cow in the country with a Euro-Star value of €233.She is currently in her 8th lactation and she has an average calving interval of 374 days. She is sired by ‘TOUPET’. As well as having such a high index ‘Actualite’ has also proven herself as quiet the brood cow having bred Lisnagranchy Hulio (AYH) , a high replacement index AI sire formally progeny tested in the ‘Beef Gene Ireland Maternal Progeny Test Program’. Hulio is 5 stars within the Parthenaise breed and 5 stars across all beef breeds with a Eurostar index of €154. ‘Actualite’ has also bred ‘Lisnagrancy Gertie’ (pictured below as a calf) who is number four on the current list with a Eurostar value of €188.
Actualite #1 with her daughter Lisnagranchy Gertie #4
Second on the list is ‘BOLEY HOUSE CARMEL’ owned by William Shiel,Boley Hse, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois. She has a Euro-Star value of €204. This cow is on her 6th lactation and she has an average calving interval of 345 days. She is sired by ‘RUGISSANT’. Third on the list is ‘KILLOWEN VICTORIA’ owned by Bernadette Scally, 52 Silken Vale, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. She is a 8th lactation cow with a Euro-Star value of €191. She has an average calving interval of 369 days. This cow is sired by ‘BOLEY HOUSE RON’.
Beef Gene Ireland Bull Lisnagranchy Hulio (AYH) bred by Gerald Harney from #1 Parthenaise Cow Actualite
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In order to make the list animals must have been in a HerdPlus herd at time of data extraction.
This post now completes the Top 20 listing for the 12 most popular pedigree beef breeds.
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