Dairy Technical
EBI: The key to selecting bulls to boost profitability
The Economic Breeding Index (EBI) is a measure of the genetic potential of an animal. Research by Teagasc was undertaken...
Dairy Technical
The Economic Breeding Index (EBI) is a measure of the genetic potential of an animal. Research by Teagasc was undertaken...
Dairy Technical
To achieve the best expression of heat and the best conception rates, we need to do everything we can to...
Dairy Technical
As the breeding season begins, it is time to sit up and take notice of the cows currently milking in...
Dairy Technical
With the breeding season due to start on many farms over the coming days, and with many other farms having...
Dairy Technical
If you are considering purchasing a stock or a vasectomised bull for this year’s breeding season, now is the time...
Dairy Technical
During the recent Teagasc/ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation) breeding week, three key reproductive targets were identified as being critically important...
Beef Technical
With the breeding season soon getting into action in spring-calving suckler herds, farmers need to look at the condition of...
Dairy Technical
As we approach the beginning of the breeding season, many dairy farmers will have already selected their bull teams, or...
Dairy Technical
Teagasc recommends that replacement heifers are bred with dairy artificial insemination (AI) because they are the most fertile animals in...
Dairy Technical
Adequate heat detection is one of the most important components of a successful breeding season and heat detection methods can...
Dairy Technical
In pasture-based systems of milk production, the three-week breeding submission rate target is 90%, which is critical in order to...
Dairy Technical
This year’s most recent active bull list is now available to view online with the list due to be updated...
Beef
With the breeding season just around the corner for both beef and dairy farms, the issue of managing a stock...
Dairy
As the calving season begins to quieten down on many farms across the country, focus now turns to getting prepared...
Dairy
The quality of feeding in the dry period and early lactation is important in achieving good herd fertility, according to...
Dairy Technical
Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ICBF) recommend that teams of bulls are used when breeding dairy cows. Margaret...
Dairy
Achieving higher conception rates this breeding season, can be helped through close monitoring of your herd’s body condition score (BCS)....
Dairy
In pasture-based systems of milk production, the three-week breeding submission rate target is 90%, which is critical in order to...