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The following is a list of the most popular beef AI sires in suckler herds in 2018 (more…)

ICBF has recently undertaken analysis for AI service trends for the past 2 years in the beef suckler herd. Overall AI usage has decreased nationally by 6% from 2017-2018 . This correlates with the reduction of suckler cow numbers that has also taken place during the same period. (more…)

We are continuing to update and improve our profiles and applications. As a result, we have added a small but useful improvement to the record ‘Heat & AI’ screen (more…)

55% of all pedigree calves are sired by AI Sires. The proportion of calves sired by AI Sires ranges from 25% (Aubrac) to 92% (Belgian Blue). (more…)

Wondering which sires are used the most this year? Below is a list of the sires with the most serves recorded in the first half of 2019. (more…)

The following is a list of beef pedigree – country of origin trends from 2018: (more…)

Scanned your cows recently? You can now record ‘Pregnancy Diagnosis’ on ICBF.com. This screen is now available on the new platform and it allows users to record ‘Pregnancy Diagnosis’ for each breeding female in the herd. (more…)

Insemination data is significant for the purpose of genetic evaluations for fertility & gestation lengths. This includes whether the cow repeats or holds to that service. (more…)

It is possible to save data to and retrieve data from the ICBF database using text messaging. For example, to record the dry off of cows with Freeze brands 127 and 645 in your herd, simply text the following message to 089 4577663 (more…)