The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has reported an improvement in the fertility performance of the national dairy herd. This follows the publication…
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has implemented a change in how genomics is blended with parental average to calculate Economic Breeding Index…
The world’s first national multi-breed genomic evaluation for sensory-based meat eating quality was launched at the Meat Technology Ireland centre, Ashtown, Dublin, today…
Total calf registrations have surpassed the two million head mark according to figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). In total, 2,022,120…
The Gene Ireland Programme was established by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) in conjunction with industry partners. The breeding programme was launched…
Calf exports from the Republic of Ireland to other European destinations are running well behind 2019 levels, figures from the Department of Agriculture,…
With the oncoming breeding season fast approaching on early-calving dairy enterprises, farmers are moving to alternative ways to source breeding bulls for the…
Dairy calf registrations for 2020 have surpassed the one million head mark, according to figures released from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).…
