Dairy
We are now in peak calving, which means there are more calves that need to be registered and more NGP DNA samples to go through the lab.
Agri-Business
The ICBF has said that expanding the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) will not delay the issuing of passports.
Dairy News
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) said 448,123 calves have been genotyped to date under the National Genotyping Programme (NGP).
The turnaround time for calf passports issued as part of the National Genotyping Programme has increased by one day, the ICBF has said.