Pat Flynn, Coolmohan, Araglen, Kilworth, Co. Cork pictured among his herd of pedigree British Friesian cows which is now the highest rated EBI herd in the courntry on the latest rankings.
Photo: Donal O' Leary
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Pat Flynn of Kilworth, Co Cork, is the top of the list again with his herd of pedigree British Friesian cows. He has an EBI worth €234, with €30 coming from milk sub-index and €174 from fertility.
Pat initially emerged as number one in October 2014, jumping 13 places to earn the top spot.
Liam O’Leary, Conna (EBI €227) came in second and Martin Kinane, Ballyglass (EBI €222) is third.
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The average EBI of th best herds is €188 with €57 coming from milk and €101 from fertility. There are 21 herds over the €200 mark and 12 new herds since the last evaluation in September.
The national average EBI is €125 (milk €36, fertility €75).
The Farmers Journal's own Peter Young made the list at 79.
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Pat Flynn of Kilworth, Co Cork, is the top of the list again with his herd of pedigree British Friesian cows. He has an EBI worth €234, with €30 coming from milk sub-index and €174 from fertility.
Pat initially emerged as number one in October 2014, jumping 13 places to earn the top spot.
Liam O’Leary, Conna (EBI €227) came in second and Martin Kinane, Ballyglass (EBI €222) is third.
The average EBI of th best herds is €188 with €57 coming from milk and €101 from fertility. There are 21 herds over the €200 mark and 12 new herds since the last evaluation in September.
The national average EBI is €125 (milk €36, fertility €75).
The Farmers Journal's own Peter Young made the list at 79.
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