35% of Beef pedigree calves born in Ireland are sired by Foreign Sires from 11 different countries. The UK and France are the 2 main sources of foreign sires for beef pedigree matings. 49% of Dairy pedigree calves are sired by Foreign Sires from 16 different countries, with the USA and the Netherlands leading the way.
Beef HerdPlus is a tool that can benefit everyone no matter what your breeding goals are. The breeding and performance information that herd-owners receive through Beef HerdPlus includes the following;
The latest bull proofs are now available to view in excel format in the ‘genetic evaluations section’ of our website. (more…)
10 Things To Know About returns with a six-part award, showcasing the weird and wonderful Irish science behind aspects of modern life, from virtual reality to botox and aliens to the Internet of cows. (more…)
The latest stats on Phenotypic (cow’s actual performance) Trends for Fat and Protein have now been released. These figures show the trends for kgs of fat and protein and percentage fat and protein.
From November 2016, as part of an EU wide change, Ireland have changed it’s tag numbering system. These changes now make Irish tag numbers compatible with the Electronic Identification (EID) system. (more…)
We are pleased to announce that ICBF HerdPlus have won the Agribusiness of the year for Excellence in the Provision of Professional Services. This is nice recognition for the hard working team at ICBF. Also congratulations to Sheep Ireland for also making the shortlist. (more…)
The National sire recording stats have now been released. These figures are based on over 1.14 million dairy dams in 16,462 herds with over 10 cows per herd.