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Maintaining pregnancy rates this breeding season
The majority of cows will have received their first service, meaning the focus should now be on maintaining pregnancy rates....
Dairy
The majority of cows will have received their first service, meaning the focus should now be on maintaining pregnancy rates....
Dairy
The board of Munster Cattle Breeding Group, trading as Munster Bovine, has confirmed that it has appointed its current interim...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF) HerdPlus has added a new beef artificial insemination (AI) usage table to its weekly...
Dairy News
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) is urging farmers to ensure they genotype or only purchase genotyped bulls if applying...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has published the active dairy bull list for 2024, detailing the top 75 bulls...
Dairy News
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is encouraging farmers to consider using bulls that are more resistant...
Dairy
With many farmers still unable to get housed stock back onto grass due to the prolonged spell of wet weather...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season is fast approaching, and although the use of artificial insemination (AI) grows year-on-year, stock bulls still have a...
Dairy Technical
The use of a synchronisation programme may be a good option for dairy farmers this breeding season. A programme can...
Dairy Technical
A target within many herds will be to have a submission rate of 90% within the first three weeks of...
Dairy Technical
Taking blood samples from a number of cows within your herd is a good way to determine their mineral status...
Dairy Technical
Ahead of breeding, a number of boosters may be required, as vaccinations play an important role on dairy farms. Booster...
Dairy Technical
As the breeding season approaches on farms, it is important that you begin preparations and ensure that everything is ready...
Environment
A new study shows that cattle with higher heat tolerance have sustainable breeding benefits and offer the potential for improved...
Dairy Technical
Based on the trade for dairy-beef calves across the country, it is evident that some changes have occurred. The introduction...
Dairy
With the breeding season just around the corner for the spring-calving dairy herds, farmers have been advised to carefully think...
Dairy Technical
How Irish dairy farmers are paid for their milk has to be a major factor when selecting potential sires for...
Dairy News
With the 2024 breeding season on the horizon, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Teagasc have developed a set...