Dairy
ICBF reveals EBI changes in October 2020 evaluation
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has implemented a change in how genomics is blended with parental average to calculate...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has implemented a change in how genomics is blended with parental average to calculate...
Beef
The world’s first national multi-breed genomic evaluation for sensory-based meat eating quality was launched at the Meat Technology Ireland centre,...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has introduced a tracking facility that follows mart sales of female cattle that are...
Dairy
Total calf registrations have surpassed the two million head mark according to figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)....
Dairy
Total calf registrations are just shy of the two million head mark, according to figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding...
Dairy
Total calf registrations are up over 53,000 head compared to this time last year, according to figures from the Irish...
Dairy
The number of dairy-bred calves born – so far this year – is up by over 49,651 head or by...
Beef
The Gene Ireland Programme was established by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) in conjunction with industry partners. The breeding...
Dairy
Total calf registrations are edging closer to the two million head mark, according to figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding...
Dairy
Calf exports from the Republic of Ireland to other European destinations are running well behind 2019 levels, figures from the...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released data analysing the births from the dairy herd. There have been a...
Dairy
Calf registrations are beginning to ease off, as calving – particularly on dairy farms – comes to a close for...
Dairy
Total calf registrations are up nearly 60,000 head compared to this time last year, according to figures from the Irish...
Beef
As part of the January 2020 genetic evaluation, there has been a significant update to how calving difficulty is displayed....
Beef
With the oncoming breeding season fast approaching on early-calving dairy enterprises, farmers are moving to alternative ways to source breeding...
Dairy
Dairy calf registrations for 2020 have surpassed the one million head mark, according to figures released from the Irish Cattle...
Dairy
The number of dairy-bred calves born – so far this year – is up by over 54,718 head or by...
Dairy
New dairy breeding guidelines, focused on improving the genetic merit of all calves from the dairy herd – both dairy...