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Should I buy in or breed my own replacements?
Selecting or breeding replacements is an extremely important job on suckler farms. These animals will continue on to be the...
Beef
Selecting or breeding replacements is an extremely important job on suckler farms. These animals will continue on to be the...
Beef
75% of all of the sires used to mate suckler cows in Ireland are stock bulls, according to Teagasc’s Aidan...
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Currently, the amount of suckler farms in Ireland using AI is low; somewhere in the region of 23% of progeny...
Dairy
Heat detection aids can help identify bulling cows and this is particularly important for herds using AI. Identifying cows on...
Dairy
The expanding national dairy herd is running the risk of buying infertile and sub-standard cows by not researching the key...
N.Ireland
The tough fodder conditions facing many Irish farmers are expected to lead to an increase in abortions in livestock this...
Beef
The possibility of policy changes in the wake of the Jaegerbomb saga is set to come under discussion at the...
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DNA results are back and issues surrounding champion AI bull Ballinloan Jaegerbomb’s parentage have been resolved with confirmation of a...
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The UK’s Limousin society has advised members not to buy or use Ballinloan Jaegerbomb semen following doubts over the champion...
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An up-and-coming champion AI bull whose semen has been sold internationally has had his pedigree status put on hold after...
Dairy
The use of synchronisation protocols has been widely adopted worldwide and the success rate – in terms of conception rates...
Rural Life
“I’m a woman in a man’s world,” acknowledges Deirdre Toal who is a cattle breeding advisor with Progressive Genetics. “Although...
Beef
A €35,000 suckler breeding initiative has recently been launched by Clare Co-operative Marts. The “major breeding programme” is aimed at maintaining...
Rural Life
Nichola Murtagh describes herself as “just your average 22-year-old”. Yet, she goes on to tell how she combines a job...
Rural Life
As an AI (Artificial Insemination) technician and a relief milker, Tipperary woman Breda O’Dwyer, is said to be outstanding in...
Beef
Heat detection aids can help identify bulling cows and this is particularly important for herds using AI. Identifying cows on...
Beef
The breeding season is fast approaching and to improve the chances of successful matings, especially on farms using AI, farmers...
Beef
The breeding season is fast approaching and decisions made in the coming weeks will have a lasting impact on your...