Dairy
Is your breeding strategy a profitable one?
A lot of interesting figures have arose following the breeding season of 2024, which gives an insight into what way...
Sexed Semen
Agri-Business
Sexed semen is key to breeding programme on Limerick dairy farm
The use of sexed semen helped Crinagee Dairies in Co. Limerick achieve conception to first service rates of 73% last...
Dairy
Breeding season: What were the trends?
Agriland spoke to a number of representatives from AI companies around the country to see what were the top bulls...
Dairy
What were the top bulls used this breeding season?
As the end of the breeding season closes in, with many farmers now turning the bull/bulls out with with their...
Dairy News
Advice on getting higher sexed semen conception rates
Sexed semen is proving to be a useful tool for dairy farmers in the business of breeding replacement heifers. While...
Dairy Technical
Does sexed semen have a place in every herd?
The use of sexed semen on Irish farms continues to grow, but is it for everyone or has it come...
N.Ireland
Demand for dairy semen remains strong in Northern Ireland
The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According...
Dairy Technical
Developing a breeding plan for your herd in 2024
Planning for the breeding season is now underway on many dairy farms, meaning it is now time to determine how...
N.Ireland
Conception rates in autumn-calving cows at high levels
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland are confirming high conception rates in cows and heifers that are due to calve later...
Opinion
Opinion: Will sexed semen revolutionise dairy breeding?
The point was made to me recently that the use of sexed semen will not deliver real benefits under Irish...
N.Ireland
Dairy: Adding value through use of sexed semen
The consistent use of sexed semen has been highlighted as a critically important technology within the dairy sector, as it...
Dairy News
'Calves offer a significant opportunity' - Shalloo
Calves coming from the national dairy herd have the potential to a be part of low carbon profitable beef systems....
Dairy
Dairy cows in good condition for winter breeding season
Semex sales manager for Northern Ireland, John Berry, is confirming that freshly-calved dairy cows are, for the most part, in...
Agri-Business
Macra calls on government to incentivise sexed semen use in dairy
Macra has strongly condemned the “shocking practices” involving dairy bull calves shown during an RTÉ Investigates programme last night (Monday,...
Dairy Technical
Moorepark: EBI will continue to deliver for on-farm sustainability
The introduction and use of the economic breeding index (EBI) on dairy farms can only be described a success. Recent...
N.Ireland
Sexed straws a real driver for cattle breeding in Northern Ireland
Sexed straws now account for almost 80% of Ai Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd.’s semen sales into the dairy sector, and...
Dairy Technical
59% sexed semen pregnancy rate on Irish dairy farms
The overall pregnancy rate for sexed semen on Irish dairy farms is now at 59%, compared with conventional artificial insemination...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season: Picking cows for sexed semen
The focus on many dairy farms is starting to shift towards the breeding season, with most farmers making the final...