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When to end the breeding season on spring-calving dairy farms

January 11, 2021

The primary reason for shortening the breeding season is to tighten up the following calving season. This is to increase profitability and simplify…

Ag Climatise: Focus on more recording and moving away from dairy stock bulls

December 9, 2020

Environment

Emission reduction through animal breeding has been earmarked as a key action under the national climate and air roadmap for the agriculture sector,…

Revealed: The most popular dairy sires used in 2019

March 13, 2020

Dairy

With the 2020 breeding season fast approaching, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) have released a list of the most popular dairy AI sires used…

Have you considered a heat-detection system for breeding 2020?

March 5, 2020

Dairy

Research shows that less than 60% of the national dairy herd calves in the first six weeks of the calving season. This slippage…

Droimeann cattle recognised as ‘Native Rare Irish Breed’

January 8, 2020

Rural Life

Droimeann cattle have been officially recognised as a ‘Native Rare Irish Cattle Breed’ by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael…

How can the EBI reduce our environmental impact on Irish dairy farms?

December 13, 2019

Dairy

Although Irish dairy farmers are the most environmentally sustainable food producers in the world, agriculture accounts for 33% of our greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Huge scope to improve the longevity of the national dairy herd

October 20, 2019

Dairy

There are many things that dairy farmers can do at farm level to make their farm more resilient to the challenges facing the…

Johnstown study shows what the EBI is capable of delivering

September 15, 2019

Dairy

“Some farmers are of the opinion that the EBI is a spring-calving breeding index, but this is not the case.” This was a…

The root of disappointing scan results revealed

September 7, 2019

Dairy

Embryo deaths due to twinning, along with the dry cow – fresh cow transition, are the two main causes of poor scan results…

Slight drop in the fertility performance of the national herd

September 1, 2019

Dairy

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has reported a slight decrease in the fertility performance of the national dairy herd. This follows the…

Are your ewes ready for the upcoming breeding season?

August 29, 2019

Sheep

With the breeding season only around the corner, it’s a critical time for farmers to analyse their ewes’ condition. Ewes should be examined…

Want to know who the most popular bachelors (sires) were in 2018?

July 31, 2019

Dairy

A list of the most popular beef AI sires and dairy AI sires used on dairy herds during 2018 was recently released by…

A round up of the 2019 breeding season

July 21, 2019

Dairy

With the breeding season drawing to a close, AgriLand caught up with some of the AI companies to see how the 2019 breeding…

Irish man returns from New Zealand to join the LIC team

July 8, 2019

Dairy

Kilkenny man John Tobin has returned home – after working in New Zealand – to become the new systems manager for the Livestock…

Study reveals the viability of sexed semen for dairy farmers

July 4, 2019

Dairy

A recent study – undertaken by Teagasc this spring – revealed how timing of AI, relative to the expected time of ovulation, had an…

Research update: How has timed AI fared on suckler cows?

June 9, 2019

Beef

Currently, the amount of suckler farms in Ireland using AI is low; somewhere in the region of 25% of progeny from the suckler…

Are you implementing an AI programme this year?

June 1, 2019

Beef

Currently, the amount of suckler farms in Ireland using AI is low; somewhere in the region of 25% of progeny from the suckler…

What heat detection aids are out there to use on my suckler herd?

June 1, 2019

Beef

While some farmers’ breeding season began earlier in the year, the majority of suckler farms have just started, while it is just around…

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