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Press Release: No need for farmers to change current breed choice after changes to ICBF Beef indexes

Post published:17/11/2023
Post category:Beef Industry News Press Releases Updates

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

Post published:15/11/2023
Post category:Dairy Industry News Updates

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

Post published:14/11/2023
Post category:Beef Industry News Press Releases Updates

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

Post published:14/11/2023
Post category:Dairy News Stats Updates

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

Post published:10/11/2023
Post category:Beef News SCEP Updates

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

Post published:08/11/2023
Post category:Beef News SCEP Updates

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

Post published:03/11/2023
Post category:Dairy News Updates

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.

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