Beef
Both the confirmation and carcass weight of dairy-beef cattle has been in decline in recent years, latest ICBF data has shown
Dairy
Agriland spoke with Alan Clarke of Cows.ie to see what the outlook was for the trade of heifers amid high stock prices and supply shortages..
The breeding season is well and truly over for the spring calving herds and autumn calving herds now may be interested in what sires...
Concerning data had emerged earlier this year regarding the number of dairy heifer calves born in 2025, as of April 1,...
Accelerating genetic gain was highlighted at one of the boards at Moorepark '25 open day today where the changes to the economic breeding...
In light of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation's (ICBF's) statistics on the shortage of dairy replacement heifers being born on dairy...
We are now a couple of weeks into the breeding season for many dairy farmers with still little sign of a stock bull out in fields just yet...
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) produced stark figures a couple of weeks ago, indicating a significant drop in dairy female calf
We are now into the breeding season and for the majority of dairy farms, sexed semen usage is going to dominate the first three weeks...
Conception rates in general last year seemed to be poor with colder weather and challenging conditions in spring and sexed semen...
The trend over the last few years is that farmers are breeding the number of replacement dairy heifers that is required for a sufficient...
Breeding season for herds calving down in late January is only a few weeks away and for many, they will be aiming for that first week of Feb..
Agriland spoke with a number of artificial insemination (AI) companies about the criteria being selected for sires this breeding season...
Dairy Technical
As part of Teagasc breeding week 2025, there was an event held at Teagasc Grange where two farmers spoke about how they improved the genetics
As we enter into the breeding season, a synchronisation programme for your heifers and even a proportion of your cows should be considered...
The breeding season of 2024 saw many farmers complain about conception rates and in-calf rates which was somewhat blamed on sexed semen...
The preparation for the breeding season is well underway on many dairy farms throughout the country as we head towards the end of March...
There are still many cows across the country to calve down, however, breeding season is getting closer and so cows need to be picked...
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) and Cows.ie are collaborating to drive a significant pedigree breeding initiative.
As we enter into the breeding season for the autumn calving herds, farmers should asking themselves whether a synchronisation programme...
The mating start date is getting very close now for any autumn calving herds and it is important to to be selecting sires for your...
Sexed semen usage can increase dairy herd genetic gain, which in turn can deliver better financial return to farmers when it is used...
Dairy breeding programmes in Northern Ireland are now focussed on a number of key areas: milk components, longevity and enhanced fertility.
