ICBF Surpasses 3.5 Million Genotypes in the National Database
The accumulation of over 3.5 million genotypes signifies a major milestone for ICBF. Genomics has revolutionised the cattle breeding industry in…
Press Release: No need for farmers to change current breed choice after changes to ICBF Beef indexes
The Chief Executive of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Sean Coughlan, has outlined that farmers will not need to change…
Latest improvements and updates to the EBI and DBI to go live in November
Economic Breeding Index (EBI) Two methodology improvements will be implemented to the EBI in the November 2023 genetic evaluation. These are:…
Press Release: New Beef Eurostar Evaluation Publication Rescheduled to November 28th
The board of ICBF has decided to reschedule the implementation date of the New Beef Eurostar evaluations from Tuesday 21st November…
Genetic Improvement on Irish Dairy Farms
The Economic breeding Index (EBI) is a tool used to assess the genetic merit of animals and to identify the most…
Upcoming Sales for SCEP Eligible Females
Details of upcoming sales are as follows: MartSale DateBallyjamesduff14/11/2023Clare16/11/2023Kilkenny16/11/2023Roscrea17/11/2023Tuam20/11/2023Carrigallen20/11/2023Upcoming SCEP Eligibility Sales Herds interested in purchasing eligible SCEP females Entries for…
In case you missed it: Beef Breeding Indexes Webinar
A webinar was held on Thursday 2nd November in conjunction with Teagasc to explain the upcoming improvements that are being made…
5 Easy Ways to Record Dry Off Dates
The drying off process is a very important process that takes place at the end of lactation. By recording a cows’ dry off date you are completing her lactation on your HerdPlus reports. In doing so her lactation details will be available for pedigree certificates, sales catalogues and your Annual Report.
ICBF to launch improved genetic evaluations in November
Last week, the board of ICBF approved the implementation of improvements to both the Terminal and Replacement beef indexes following independent…
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