Pedigree Registration Trends
The trends in Pedigree beef registrations for 2017 have remained consistent with trends in preceding years. Total beef pedigree registrations have…
The trends in Pedigree beef registrations for 2017 have remained consistent with trends in preceding years. Total beef pedigree registrations have…
The latest proofs (Eurostar and EBI figures) have now been updated and are available to view on every animal in your HerdPlus profiles. All AI bulls have also been updated. (more…)
Ahead of the upcoming bull sales season, it is timely to remind bull buyers of the benefits of purchasing a bull from a herd that has successfully carried out a Whole Herd Performance Recording (WHPR) visit. (more…)
We are delighted to present you with the latest list of dairy bulls which have been selected for the Autumn Dairy Gene Ireland program.
The dairy breeding program is a key component of the Irish dairy industry (more…)
Herds participating in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) that use a stock bull(s) are required to have at least one eligible stock bull in the herd on 30 June 2019. These herds are also required to have an eligible stock bull on 30 June 2020. (more…)
This date should be of particular importance to pedigree breeders with ungenotyped bulls that they intend to sell in spring 2019. (more…)
Who’s this years most heavely used sire? The dairy and beef sires with the most serves recorded so far in 2018 are listed below. (more…)
Doon Erasmus (EMS) heifer ‘Glann Jayne’ wins the 2018 All Ireland yearling heifer title at Limerick Show!! (more…)
It could be, but the presence of a tissue tag in an animal’s ear does not automatically mean that the animal has a genomic evaluation. The tag merely shows that a tissue sample was physically taken from the animal. There are a number of steps after this before an animal receives a genomic evaluation. (more…)