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ICBF: Almost 4,400 herds apply to join genotyping programme
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that nearly 4,400 herds have applied to join the National Genotyping Programme...
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Agri-Business
ICBF: Genotyping scheme expansion will not delay passports
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that expanding the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) will not delay the issuing...
Beef
Application deadline extended for genotyping programme
The deadline for applications to the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) has been extended by an extra week to Tuesday, August 27. The...
Beef
Bovine Genotyping Programme re-opens for new applicants
The national bovine genotyping programme is set to be re-opened for new applicants, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Dairy News
ICBF: Genotyping sees 'significant increase' in sire verification
Almost 94% of calves born from January 1 to March 20, 2024 have been verified to a sire under the...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations head towards 1.4m for year-to-date
The total number of calf registrations on Irish farms has reached 1,349,492 head for the year-to-date based on the latest...
Dairy News
Almost 450,000 calves genotyped so far this year - ICBF
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has said that 448,123 calves have been genotyped to date under the National Genotyping...
Dairy Technical
Dairy calf registrations surpass 980,000 head
The total number of calf registrations to dairy dams has reached 982,981, with total registrations reaching 1,134,940. The data from...
Dairy
Genotyping: Increase of 1 day turnaround time from birth to passport issued
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has today (Tuesday, March 19) confirmed that the turnaround time for calf passports issued...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations: 1 million mark reached for 2024
The total number of calf registrations up until March 15, 2024 has reached 1,015,238 head, based on data from the...
Dairy Technical
Over 360,000 passports issued from genotyping programme
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week 11, with 367,037 passports issued from the programme to date. The...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations approach the €1m mark for 2024
The total number of calf registrations up until March 8, 2024 has reached 874,561 head, based on data from the...
Dairy Technical
Over 300,000 passports issued for calves in genotyping programme
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is in its 10th week, with over 300,000 passports now having been issued. In the...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations rise to over 700,000 head to date
Calf registrations for 2024 have reached 707,825 head, with 112,150 calves being registered in the last week. The data from...
Dairy Technical
Turnaround time for genotyping programme increases to 13.3 days
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week nine, with close to 218,000 passports issued so far in 2024....
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations from dairy dams fall by 100,000 to date
The latest data for calf registrations from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) shows that the number of calves registered...
Beef
Delay in issuing of blue cards 'clogging up' busiest months
The delay in the issuing of calf ‘blue cards’ as a result of slow turnaround times on genotyping is “clogging-up”...
Agri-Business
ICBF improving genotyping programme after farmer concerns
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that it is making a number of improvements to the National Genotyping...