Dairy
Ireland & NZ breeding for low emission animals - what's possible?
In the last number of years, the focus in Ireland and New Zealand has been breeding for low emission and...
Breeding
Dairy
Reminder: Scanning your cows has to be done now
As the breeding season is now wrapped up, the priority turns to scanning your cows as soon as possible to...
Dairy
Toberfort Herd impresses at IHFA Focus Farm event
The Toberfort Herd impressed large crowds who gathered at the first 2024 IHFA Focus Farm Open Day on Thursday, August...
Dairy
Most used dairy sires for the first 6 months of 2024 revealed
The most frequently used dairy sires for the 2024 spring-calving breeding season have been revealed by the Irish Cattle Breeding...
Dairy
Dairy Focus: Better fertility and milk quality from crossbred herds
By Chris McCullough Around 120 delegates from across the world attended the VikingGenetics UK ProCROSS conference near Birmingham to learn...
Dairy
Should you be milk pregnancy testing or scanning your cows?
There is no doubt that milk pregnancy testing has grown in popularity on dairy farms across the country over the...
Dairy
'Sustainable breeding' highlighted at open day
At the Teagasc open day in Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Teagasc dairy specialist, Stuart Childs spoke to Agriland about sustainable...
Agri-Business
Sexed semen is key to breeding programme on Limerick dairy farm
The use of sexed semen helped Crinagee Dairies in Co. Limerick achieve conception to first service rates of 73% last...
Dairy
Maintaining pregnancy rates this breeding season
The majority of cows will have received their first service, meaning the focus should now be on maintaining pregnancy rates....
Dairy
Munster Bovine appoints interim chief executive to permanent post
The board of Munster Cattle Breeding Group, trading as Munster Bovine, has confirmed that it has appointed its current interim...
Beef
Beef on dairy AI usage table added to fertility report
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF) HerdPlus has added a new beef artificial insemination (AI) usage table to its weekly...
Dairy News
ICOS urges farmers to genotype for Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) is urging farmers to ensure they genotype or only purchase genotyped bulls if applying...
Dairy
ICBF publishes 2024 active dairy bull list
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has published the active dairy bull list for 2024, detailing the top 75 bulls...
Dairy News
DAFM urges farmers to use bulls 'more resistant to TB' for breeding
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is encouraging farmers to consider using bulls that are more resistant...
Dairy
What to consider for diet of maiden heifers around breeding
With many farmers still unable to get housed stock back onto grass due to the prolonged spell of wet weather...
Dairy Technical
Preparing the stock bull for breeding season
Breeding season is fast approaching, and although the use of artificial insemination (AI) grows year-on-year, stock bulls still have a...
Dairy Technical
Does a synchronisation programme have a place on your farm?
The use of a synchronisation programme may be a good option for dairy farmers this breeding season. A programme can...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season: Achieving 90% three-week submission rates
A target within many herds will be to have a submission rate of 90% within the first three weeks of...