Bull Nostalgia: MMB Negro
MMB Negro (MMO) was a Piedmontese bull that was born on the 20th of December 1987. His semen was marketed by Munster AI.
MMB Negro (MMO) was a Piedmontese bull that was born on the 20th of December 1987. His semen was marketed by Munster AI.
Health and disease recording by farmers has increasingly become an important part of ICBF. While in the past we recorded mastitis and lameness many of the other health events were not factored in. That is all changing. (more…)
The latest list of top 200 herds based of EBI has seen no change at the top with the top three herds holding their position following the latest evaluation. (more…)
The 2015 HerdPlus Beef Calving reports were released this week. This report is designed to give farmers an in depth insight into the reproductive performance of their herds. (more…)
Indolent (INN) was a Parthenaise bull that was born on the 10th of February 1993. He was bred by the Gaec L’Ecureuil in France. His semen was sold by the Irish Parthenaise Cattle Society.
Scheme participants will receive a payment of €142.50 for the first 6.66ha and €120 for each hectare thereafter, which is the…
ICBF have developed a new and improved user friendly screen for recording Pregnancy Diagnosis online. The new platform will allow users to record Pregnancy Diagnosis for each breeding female in the herd. (more…)
Pictured above is a calf sired by the Shorthorn bull ‘Doon Erasmus’ (EMS), that was recently born in the same herd that he himself was bred in: John Clarke, Doon, Strokestown, Co.Roscommon. (more…)