Beef Gene Ireland bulls - Spring 2020
ICBF and the programme partners, have recently launched the exciting new Gene Ireland panel of high replacement index beef bulls for Spring 2020.
How to access the Co-op Performance Report?
Reports are generated once a month by ICBF in conjunction with Co-ops around the country. Files are received from the relevant Co-ops in the 3rd week of every month after the milk price has been set.
Dairy Gene Ireland Programme 2020
We are delighted to present you with the breed packs for this year’s Spring Dairy Gene Ireland programme. Now in its 16th year, the program has delivered over €200 million to Irish dairy farmers through increased genetic gain.
Suckler 5 year trend reports now live
The latest new 5 Year Trend Report is now live for all HerdPlus suckler farmers. This new report allows you to assess the breeding performance of your suckler herd over the last five years (2015 – 2019) on six Key Performance Indicators
Genetic Evaluations to go live next Thursday 23rd January
The January 2020 evaluation figures will be available for all dairy and beef animals next Thursday, January 23rd. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists and Stock Bull Finder will all be updated.
Accelerating Genetic Gain through Dairy Genomics
John O’Callaghan genotypes all his dairy females and males each year and now sees dairy genomics as routine and essential part of running his dairy business.