Ballyjamesduff Mart will host a sale for BDGP eligible females this Wednesday 16th September. The sale starts at 1.30pm and there are over 90 entries so far, with replacement indexes up to €195! (more…)
ICBF and the programme partners, have recently launched the exciting new Gene Ireland panel of high replacement index beef bulls for Autumn 2020. (more…)
The 2020 Dairy Calving Statistics report can now be viewed online by HerdPlus members. Check out your latest report today by…
As outlined in a recent web post on 07th August, we are currently in the process of implementing an improvement in the way that we calculate genomic EBI’s for dairy animals. (more…)
The latest BDGP Eligibility report can now be viewed online by BDGP participants. Check out your latest report today by logging into your ICBF account and selecting ‘Reports’ – ‘BDGP Eligibility’.
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Irish Farmers Journal Adam Woods recently caught up with Dr. Stephen Conroy during Virtual Beef Week at the Gene Ireland Progeny Test Centre in Tully to discuss just what is recorded on site including feed intake, methane and meat quality data. (more…)
ICBF’s Kevin Downing is joined by Professor Donagh Berry, head of quantitative genetics at Teagasc and Dr. Ross Evans who manages the genetics team within ICBF to discuss some of the challenges and changes coming around dairy genomics. (more…)
The August 2020 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…)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has agreed to allow the November 2020 evaluation be included for the purposes of BDGP eligibility. Originally, the September evaluation was to be the final one before the 31st Oct BDGP deadline. (more…)