Who were the most popular beef sires used in Suckler herds this year? Below is a list of the sires with the most serves recorded during the first 6 months of the year (01/01/2024- 30/06/2024). The results are based on the analysis of insemination data collected from AI technicians linked to the ICBF database, through their AI handheld system.
Table 1 Summary:
• The number one most used Beef bull this year is CH4321- Lapon, with 5,181 handheld serves recorded.
• The second most used beef bull this year is LM7416-Powerful proper, with 3,803 handheld serves recorded.
• The third most used beef bull this year is LM4217- Moondharrig Knell, with 2,642 handheld serves recorded.
• Out of the top 10 most used beef bulls, all of them were tested through the Beef G€N€ IR€LAND breeding Programme.
• There were a total of 74,050 beef serves recorded on handhelds during the first 6 months of the year. In the same period last year, there was 69,847 beef serves recorded on handhelds.
Table 2 Summary:
• Limousin is the number one most used beef breed in suckler herds, with 29,100 handheld serves recorded.
• Charolais is the second most used beef breed in suckler herds, with 18,020 handheld serves recorded.
• Angus is the third most used beef breed in suckler herds, with 10,838 handheld serves recorded.
• There was a total of 1,115 beef bulls recorded on handhelds during the first 6 months of the year.