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Dairy focus: The Dondale Herd - choosing pedigree over EBI
This dairy focus we look into the farm of Joe and Kevin Doran who are milking 160 pedigree registered holstein...
Dairy
This dairy focus we look into the farm of Joe and Kevin Doran who are milking 160 pedigree registered holstein...
Dairy
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) announced 20 winners of Master Breeders 2023 at a special awards ceremony as part...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has published the active dairy bull list for 2024, detailing the top 75 bulls...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that selecting a large team of bulls, and using them equally on...
Dairy Technical
Based on the trade for dairy-beef calves across the country, it is evident that some changes have occurred. The introduction...
Dairy Technical
Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and...
Dairy Technical
The calving season continues on most dairy farms, but it is important to start preparing for the breeding season. Depending...
Dairy Technical
Planning for the breeding season is now underway on many dairy farms, meaning it is now time to determine how...
Dairy Technical
A top price of €3,460 was achieved at the Ashberry herd sale on Friday, February 23 at Mid-Tipperary Mart. The...
Dairy Technical
The Ashberry herd is set to hold the sale of 100 pedigree registered freshly calved Holstein Friesian heifers. All animals...
Dairy Technical
With the calving season in sight for many dairy farmers, the breeding season for 2024 may seem a long way...
Dairy Technical
Milk quality advisor with Teagasc, Don Crowley, has raised the issue of cell counts being a continuous challenge for farmers....
Dairy Technical
The latest update to the economic breeding index (EBI) will be available from November 28, 2023, and will see changes...
Beef
The board of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has approved the implementation of changes to both the Terminal and...
Dairy Technical
The increased use of sexed semen within dairy herds means that more dairy-beef calves will be born on Irish dairy...
Agri-Business
Dairy Economic Breeding Index (EBI) and a younger slaughter age of cattle as measures to cut emissions could also significantly...
Dairy Technical
The National Dairy Council (NDC) milk quality award winners the Connelly family held a farm walk on their farm on...
Dairy Technical
The introduction and use of the economic breeding index (EBI) on dairy farms can only be described a success. Recent...