The deadline for the submission of HerdPlus Dairy Sire Advice for inclusion in the HerdPlus Breeding Chart has been extended until Monday 9th April. Herd-owners will have until this date to run the dairy sire advice for their herd so that the chosen matings can be included in the Breeding charts before they are printed. (more…)
Liam Ryan and his son Damien run Cappanarrow Limousin in Camross, Co.Laois, at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. (more…)
Ballygarvan Stud Ike has a replacement index of €149(5 Star) @ 56% reliability on his latest genomic proof (December 2017). Genomics increased Ike’s reliability by 16% when he was initially genotyped in 2016. (more…)
Want To Be Part of The Future of Dairy Genetics? With over 500 herds now signed up, there are still a limited number of Dairy Gene Ireland straws available to order.
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Proofs for Dairy AI bulls have today been published. For this evaluation new information has been incorporated for the fertility and calving sub index. (more…)
The second highest price at the recent Limousin Premier Sale in Roscrea went to Keltic Londolozi. Londolozi’s sire is the former Gene Ireland tested bull Keltic Hansome. (more…)
Recent results from Tully test centre located in Kildare town have demonstrated an average difference of €110 in the finishing period between 5-star commercial bulls and 1-star bulls based on their terminal index. (more…)
ICBF have just launched a new and improved version of the HerdPlus Dairy Sire Advice Application today. Sire Advice is an application that is available to all dairy HerdPlus users. (more…)
Gene Ireland is the name given to the Dairy breeding programme in Ireland. An effective breeding programme is necessary to ensure an adequate supply of top genetic bulls from a wide range of high EBI sires for farmers to choose from each year. (more…)