Dairy
Breeding season: Decisions to be made mid-season
For a lot of dairy farmers, first-cut silage is wrapped up and for the spring-calving herds, the fifth week of...
Calving Interval
Dairy Technical
Dairy calving statistics see little change
Dairy calving statistics play an important role in understanding what is happening in the national dairy herd. The information they...
Sponsored
Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Dairy Technical
Calving statistics: How does your herd compare?
The HerdPlus dairy calving statistics from the Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) have been released for 2021. The statistics are...
Beef
2021 beef calving reports: Assessing one's herd performance
ICBF’s 2021 Beef Calving report is now available on Herdplus, ICBF has confirmed – providing farmers with data from the...
Dairy
The economic cost of a 'missed heat'
The economic cost of sub-optimal fertility or missed heat in a dairy herd varies between farms, depending on many factors...
Agri-Business
Tables: ICBF updates beef and dairy gestation length figures
The ICBF has updated its gestation length figures for both the major dairy and beef breeds based on insemination and...