Recording Dry Off Dates
Pouring Money Down the Drain?
Farmers that don’t record dry offs do not receive an accurate Annual Report for their herd or valid lactations for their animals that have paid for. (more…)
Pouring Money Down the Drain?
Farmers that don’t record dry offs do not receive an accurate Annual Report for their herd or valid lactations for their animals that have paid for. (more…)
ICBF and the programme partners are now selling 10 G€N€ IR€LAND AI bulls that have met their target semen requirement. These bulls have been selected based on their replacement index. Full €uro-Star details and pictures of the bulls can be found by clicking below.
Doortje’s Mars (ROO) was an MRI bull that was born on the 18th of July 1987. His semen was marketed by Munster AI & Progressive Genetics.
Malakof (MLF) was a Culard Charolais bull that was born on the 1st of March 1996. His semen was marketed by Munster AI/Progressive Genetics.
In last weeks Farmers Journal article, the makeup of the beef Euro-Star Index was explained in detail. In this weeks article, What is Data Reliability?, we try to explain what the Reliability figure is and how it can affect the Euro-Star Index. (more…)
MMB Negro (MMO) was a Piedmontese bull that was born on the 20th of December 1987. His semen was marketed by Munster AI.
Health and disease recording by farmers has increasingly become an important part of ICBF. While in the past we recorded mastitis and lameness many of the other health events were not factored in. That is all changing. (more…)
The latest list of top 200 herds based of EBI has seen no change at the top with the top three herds holding their position following the latest evaluation. (more…)