September 2021 Genetic Evaluations Now Live
The September 2021 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists and Stock Bull Finder have all been updated. (more…)
Almost 1 million AI handheld serves recorded year to date
The number of AI Handheld serves recorded on the system is fast approaching 1 million serves and is likely to pass this milestone in the coming weeks. (more…)
20 Years EBI and Sub Indices National Averages
A lot has changed in the past 20 years, the same is true of EBI. The information below shows just how much progress has been made over the past 20 years. (more…)
Statistics – Top 50 Most Used Dairy AI Bulls 2020
With the 2021 breeding season well underway, now is a good time to look back at the previous breeding season. Below, we display the top 50 AI bulls used in 2020 based on the data recorded on the ICBF database. (more…)
A Decade of Beef Cow Numbers 2011 to 2020
The national Beef herd currently stands at 950,963 cows, the population has seen a decline for the fourth consecutive year. In the last 4 years, the number of beef cows in Ireland has decreased by some 85,963 cows. (more…)
A Decade of Dairy Cow Numbers 2011 to 2020
The National dairy cow population is continually increasing and has done so each and every year over the last decade. (more…)
BDGP 31st Oct Deadline Passes
Saturday 31st Oct was the final target date for herds participating in BDGP I (2015-2020). Herds were required to have the equivalent to 50% of their reference number in genotyped 4 or 5-star females. While the final numbers will not be known until after the 24th November genetic evaluation, the vast majority of the 22,500 participating herds look on course to meet the final 31st Oct 50% target.
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Dairy Gene Ireland programme now in it’s 16th year
Gene Ireland is the name of the national dairy breeding programme in Ireland and it forms an extremely important part of the Dairy Industry. The aim of the programme is to provide dairy farmers with the best genetics through a coordinated progeny test programme. Now in its 16th year, the program has delivered over €200 million to Irish dairy farmers through increased genetic gain. (more…)
Dairy Calving Statistics 2020
As autumn is upon us and the HerdPlus Dairy calving reports have been generated for all farmers we can present the…