This year’s most recent active bull list is now available to view online with the list due to be updated...
April 7, 2021
According to the Irish Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ICBF), this year’s spring Dairy Gene Ireland programme now has over 800 herds...
April 2, 2021
Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ICBF) recommend that teams of bulls are used when breeding dairy cows. Margaret...
March 28, 2021
As the spring calving season begins to wind down on farms across the country, many farmers will now begin planning...
March 18, 2021
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released the rankings of bulls that sired the most calves born from July...
March 13, 2021
With the breeding season on the horizon, the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation) has released its new Gene Ireland panel...
March 9, 2021
The Gene Ireland Programme is run by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) in conjunction with several of the national...
March 7, 2021
As the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has been sending out ‘5 Year Trend Reports’ to participating suckler farmers in...
February 21, 2021
The decade from 2011 to 2020 witnessed a decrease in the number of beef cows in the Republic of Ireland...
February 16, 2021
The decade from 2011 to 2020 witnessed a continuous year-by-year increase in the number of dairy cows in the Republic...
February 15, 2021
The recent weather makes it hard to believe that spring is just around the corner, and over the next few...
January 27, 2021
The ICBF has updated its gestation length figures for both the major dairy and beef breeds based on insemination and...
December 4, 2020
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has launched a Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM) calculator for its HerdPlus platform. Announcing...
December 2, 2020
The breeding season for autumn calving herds is well underway on suckler farms. For farmers using artificial insemination (AI) sires...
November 29, 2020
The importance of recording health data for breeding better dairy cows has been highlighted in stark terms by the Irish...
November 6, 2020
Taking some simple steps can make selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) common practice in one’s herd, according to the Irish...
November 3, 2020
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has reported an improvement in the fertility performance of the national dairy herd. This...
October 7, 2020
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has implemented a change in how genomics is blended with parental average to calculate...
October 6, 2020
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