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What was the most popular beef AI sire in 2017?

September 12, 2018

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) recently released data outlining the top 20 most popular beef AI sires in suckler herds in 2017.…

Should I buy in or breed my own replacements?

July 1, 2018

Beef

Selecting or breeding replacements is an extremely important job on suckler farms. These animals will continue on to be the backbone of the…

BEEF 2018: Is there scope to increase AI usage on suckler farms?

June 26, 2018

Beef

75% of all of the sires used to mate suckler cows in Ireland are stock bulls, according to Teagasc’s Aidan Murray, who spoke…

Should more suckler farms be using AI?

June 3, 2018

Beef

Currently, the amount of suckler farms in Ireland using AI is low; somewhere in the region of 23% of progeny from the suckler…

6 aids to take the ‘guesswork’ out of heat detection

May 11, 2018

Dairy

Heat detection aids can help identify bulling cows and this is particularly important for herds using AI. Identifying cows on heat can be…

Expanding dairy farmers ‘buying in infertility’

April 24, 2018

Dairy

The expanding national dairy herd is running the risk of buying infertile and sub-standard cows by not researching the key figures of a…

Fodder woes could lead to higher resorption rates

April 11, 2018

N.Ireland

The tough fodder conditions facing many Irish farmers are expected to lead to an increase in abortions in livestock this summer, fertility specialists…

Jaegerbomb: Society weighing up changes

April 5, 2018

Beef

The possibility of policy changes in the wake of the Jaegerbomb saga is set to come under discussion at the top tiers of…

Jaegerbomb: DNA results are in

March 29, 2018

Beef

DNA results are back and issues surrounding champion AI bull Ballinloan Jaegerbomb’s parentage have been resolved with confirmation of a mix-up in the…

Society advises against Jaegerbomb semen use following DNA doubts

March 22, 2018

Beef

The UK’s Limousin society has advised members not to buy or use Ballinloan Jaegerbomb semen following doubts over the champion AI bull’s parentage…

AI bull’s pedigree status put on hold amid parentage doubts

March 21, 2018

Beef

An up-and-coming champion AI bull whose semen has been sold internationally has had his pedigree status put on hold after doubts have been…

Does synchronisation have a role to play on dairy farms?

March 14, 2018

Dairy

The use of synchronisation protocols has been widely adopted worldwide and the success rate – in terms of conception rates – continues to…

Tight calving pattern drives over 500kg of milk solids for an expanding herd

March 11, 2018

Robert Hovendon and Simon Cantwell, an uncle-and-nephew partnership in the making, farm on the best of ground just outside Durrow, Co. Laois. Over…

‘I’m a woman in a man’s world’: Cattle breeding advisor

March 4, 2018

Rural Life

“I’m a woman in a man’s world,” acknowledges Deirdre Toal who is a cattle breeding advisor with Progressive Genetics. “Although the number of…

Efficiency at breeding is key for compact calving and high solids

February 27, 2018

Down Slaneyside, Patrick Fortune milks 150 spring-calving cows on his family’s farm just outside Adamstown, Co. Wexford. His Holstein Friesian herd has an…

€35,000 suckler breeding initiative launched in the west

January 25, 2018

Beef

A €35,000 suckler breeding initiative has recently been launched by Clare Co-operative Marts. The “major breeding programme” is aimed at maintaining and enhancing the…