Dairy
At a recent farm walk in Vicarstown, Co. Cork, the Roche family hosted a number of farmers to learn more about the Waters of LIFE funding,..
New research by Penn State University has found that dairy-beef crossbred calves are hardier than their purebred counterparts.
Around 120 delegates attended the VikingGenetics UK ProCROSS conference to learn first-hand the benefits the dairy crossbreeding programme has to offer.
The benefits of ProCROSS breeding were discussed at a recent open day. The event was hosted by Co Tyrone milk producer, Des Kelly.
Six years ago, Liam and Catherine Mellerick made the decision to switch their now 124-cow crossbred herd over to once-a-day (OAD) milking.
"Crossbreeding with Jersey is an effective way to improve the performance and profit of many dairy herds," according to two scientists.
Agri-Business
Improving pregnancy rates and ultimately weaning rates opens up options for crossbreeding on hill sheep flocks, according the Teagasc's Frank Campion.
There has been a slight increase in the quantity of Jersey semen being used on the Irish dairy herd during the 2017 breeding season, new figures show.
The Irish dairy herd consists of approximately 1.3 million dairy cows - the majority of which are Holstein Friesian.
Other
For every €10 increase in EBI, carbon emssions are reduced by 2%, Teagasc's Donagh Berry reported from the Moorepark open day.
According to Teagasc reports, a crossbred animal can make up to €162/cow/lactation in additional profit, a Teagasc study shows
