Beef
ICBF Gene Ireland bulls 'to tackle falling maternal traits in the suckler herd'
ICBF has announced its latest panel of Gene Ireland bulls, consisting of 14 high index bulls from 10 different breeds....
Beef
ICBF has announced its latest panel of Gene Ireland bulls, consisting of 14 high index bulls from 10 different breeds....
Dairy
The top 200 EBI herds have been revealed by the ICBF today and for the first time in five evaluations...
Dairy
There has been an increase in the number of calf births so far this year compared to the same time...
Beef
The roll-out of beef genomics evaluations by Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has been deferred until August....
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that farmers will soon be able to opt out of paying ICBF levies when...
Agri-Business
Farmers paid €855,000 in 2014 to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) when ordering cattle tags, but nowhere on the...
Dairy
There has been a decrease in the number of calves born so far this year compared to the same time...
Dairy
Farmers can now genotype all their female calves which will allow them to make a more informed decision around breeding...
Dairy
When it comes to tracking udder health performance, or investigating a herd problem, Animal Health Ireland (AHI) reminds farmers that...
Dairy
Dairy births are up almost 30,000 to date on the same period in 2015, according to latest registration figures from...
Beef
Atresia or waterbelly, is a genetic defect found in many mammals, and has been called a silent killer of new-born...
Dairy
Dairy farmers who are not milk recording their herds could be missing out on €184 higher output per cow, according...
Beef
ICBF has announced the details of the 17 bulls available through AI this year, as part of the Gene Ireland...
Beef
Now that calving has started on many farms around the country, the ICBF is calling on farmers to register calves...
Beef
Dairy and beef farmers are moving away from autumn-calving to spring-calving systems, according to ICBF’s Tom Neville. Recent figures from ICBF...
Beef
The total number of calves registered by Irish farmers in 2015 has increased by 6% compared to the same period...
Beef
The Top 200 herds for EBI have been revealed and there’s no major changes with the top five herds remaining...
Beef
All bulls in the Autumn 2015 Gene Ireland Beef bull catalogue now have either a four and five star rating, according...