It’s never too late to start Milk Recording!
For the dairy farmer, the most important piece of performance data that can be collected, is milk yield and quality results.…
Dairy Cow Weighing Project 2024
Through the implementation of accurate record keeping and genotyping, the EBI has increased in reliability over time and this has helped…
DIY AI – Record Heat & AI/Serve
For herds that do DIY AI did you know that your Sire Advice bull selections will appear as options to when…
Decision-support tools can facilitate more sustainable beef-on-dairy systems.
The dairy and beef sectors are intrinsically linked. Approximately 75-80% of calves originating from the dairy herd are destined for slaughter;…
More than 25k beef Gene Ireland straws distributed over the Spring in 2024!
The Gene Ireland Spring 2024 sign ups have now concluded after what has been a hugely successful season. Across both the…
Locate DBWS eligible bulls through the ICBF Animal Search & Stockbull Finder
As part of the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) that was launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food & the…
ICAR & INTERBULL MAY 19-24, 2024, SLOVENIA
Five members of the ICBF team spoke at the at the 46th ICAR & Interbull Conference in Bled, Slovenia, this week.The…
May Evaluation Now Live!
The May 2024 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists…
RTE CountryWide – ‘Artificial Insemination or the science of breeding’
In case you missed it! Dr. Margaret Kelleher, ICBF, joined Philip Boucher Hayes on CountryWide RTÉ Radio 1 last Saturday morning…