On the first of November, the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S) came to a close alongside the Dairy-Beef Calf Scheme. In total there was 24,092 suckler herds that submitted weights for the BEEP-S scheme, with 493,295 pairs weighed overall. (more…)
Maximising the beef potential of the dairy herd - Alan Twomey, Teagasc & Ross Evans, ICBF at the Teagasc National Dairy…
3 Critical Steps-
Our next Charolais bull is CH8571 – Recif, a French bred bull from the herd of Thierry Frecon, France. A high terminal index (€136) bull with great carcass weight and docility. +35.9Kg for carcass weight, puts this bull in the top 2% for carcass weight across all breeds. He is 4 stars within breed and 5 stars across all breeds on the terminal index. An easy calving pedigree, this bull is 4.5% for cows, which is ideal to reduce time and stress at calving. (more…)
This Longford bred bull is from the Corbaun herd of Liam Keogh. A lovely long bull with fantastic muscling and great power. Sired by Blelack Digger from a Clyth Diplomat dam, this bull is in the top 1% across all breeds for carcass weight (44.2kg). (more…)
The latest HerdPlus Euro-Star reports have been generated and are now available online. (more…)
When taking hair samples as part of the genotyping process, please take 40-60 root follicles from the tail end of the animal. The root follicles should also be clean and dry. This will prevent hair samples required to be retested again, which would also delay the turnaround time of genomic results. The below images will help herd-owners on how to correctly take hair samples for genotyping. (more…)
A late entry into the Beef Gene Ireland Terminal panel, Castleview Reece is from the renowned Castleview Limousin herd of Sean O’Sullivan, Castleisland, Kerry. This young bull promises to bring both maternal and terminal qualities to any herd he is used in. (more…)