Dairy
Teagasc's Next Generation Herd was developed to validate the EBI (Economic Breeding Index).
The Next Generation Herd offers a forward view of the performance of high EBI animals in Ireland, according to Teagasc's Morgan O'Sullivan.
New Generation Herd dairy cows at Teagasc Moorepark are giving an extra 8kg of milk solids per lactation, compared with the national average