Domestic AI usage has been increasing rapidly over the past number of years but which sires have been the most heavily used in 2017? The following tables contain statistics on the most popular AI Bulls in 2017 for Dairy, Beef and Dairy Beef. (more…)
The latest bull proofs are now available to view in excel format in the ‘genetic evaluations section’ of our website.
This evaluation run has seen no change to the top of the list (more…)
ICBF has recently published the September 2018 beef evaluations. This has seen the Euro-Star indexes for all suckler cows, heifers, stock bull and AI bulls updated. The Animal Search, Active Bull Lists, Stock Bull Finder, sales catalogues and all online profiles have now been updated with the new evaluation figures. (more…)
Tullamore show is the pinnacle event in the calendar for Irish pedigree beef breeders. With most pedigree societies holding their national finals at the show, it is an annual pilgrimage made worthwhile by the chance of coming home with national championship. (more…)
Several new high replacement index beef bulls have recently been added to the Gene Ireland panel for Summer 2018. (more…)
It’s a very fair question given the cost & hassle of taking a DNA sample and sending it off to a lab to get a bull genotyped. What difference will it actually make? (more…)
John Joe Croke is a dairy farmer from Balloughboy, Ballingarry near Thurles, Co. Tipperary. John Joe farms in partnership with his wife Anne and son Kevin (pictured), who are very much involved in this busy farm. (more…)