NEW ICBF Nitrates Calculator Goes Live!
Earlier in 2024, DAFM announced proposed animal organic nitrogen excretion changes as outlined to the Agriculture Water Quality Working Group in…
ICBF Dairy Breeding & Genetics Conference 2024
The ICBF Dairy Breeding & Genetics Conference will take place on Wednesday, the 11th of December, at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co.…
Why is it important to record health and temperament?
Every herd owner has a role to play in contributing vital information to the national cattle breeding database. Recording data may…
Tools to Enhance Genetic Progress on Irish Farms
When it comes to breeding the next generation of female replacements on Irish dairy farms, it’s important dairy farmers have a…
NEW Commercial Beef Value (CBV) Catalogue feature now available
The new Commercial Beef Value (CBV) Catalogue is now available for eligible animals and is accessible to all HerdPlus members. Farmers…
New ICBF Commercial Female Euro-Star Catalogue
ICBF has recently launched an improved Commercial Euro-Star Catalogue for beef females. The catalogue is available for marts to generate for…
How to link Contract Reared animals back to your HerdPlus profile
Contract rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the owner’s farm for rearing on contract by another farmer. Dairy farmers contract out the rearing of their dairy heifers to maximise land on their milking platforms and free up facilities and labour. (more…)
“How can 2 full siblings have different index figures?”
For the majority of us, we are lucky enough to have brothers and sisters, siblings who we share the same parentage with. Does this mean that we are the exact same as our ‘full brothers’ and ‘full sisters’? (more…)
NGP: Application Deadline Extended to 27th August
Today, Monday the 19th August, the ICBF has announced that the deadline for applications to the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) has…
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