Not only will Eurogene AI Services be launching its new autumn dairy catalogue at this year’s Ploughing Championships, but its new beef catalogue will also be readily available. On top of that, the company will officially announce that it has been appointed exclusive agents for Cogent Breeding Ltd’s Signature beef range which targets the discerning pedigree beef breeder. The Eurogene AiS stand will be located in Block 3, Row 10, Stand 126.

Dairy

Imleach Lucky Whistler (WLY), who was previously the No 1 Genomic bull, has exceeded all expectations and has bucked the trend to become the No 1 daughter proven bull with an EBI of €344.

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Lucky Whistler is not known as Lucky Whistler for nothing. His dam Imleach HZO Rosarii was one lucky lady to have even survived as a calf. After a long and undiagnosed illness, her owner, Tadgh O’Meara, decided that the kindest thing to do was to put her down. But when the gun being used by the knackery jammed, Tadgh decided to give her a reprieve and waited over the weekend to see if she might improve.

On Monday, there was some but little improvement. However, within the week she was fully recovered and has never looked back since. She went on to become the mother of the now famous Lucky Whistler – lucky for Eurogene Ai Services and lucky for the many Irish farmers who have used WLY to date.

The Genomic bull Imleach Lucky Gloss (YKG), from the same herd as WLY, has moved into the No 1 spot on the official active bull list. Eurogene AiS will have a special offer on these two bulls at the National Ploughing Championships. This offer will be on a first-come, first-served basis as demand for these bulls is expected to exceed supply.

International flavour

There will be an international flavour to the Eurogene stand this year. Among the personnel on the stand will be:

Jan Anderson - sire analyst from Viking Genetics, Denmark;

Gerbrich Andringa – sire analyst from Cogent UK;

Alexandre Osio – sire analyst from Evolution, France;

David Sellars – genetics consultant from New Zealand;

Eurogene AiS will have some exciting new graduates from the above countries available to discuss breeding options in the forthcoming autumn and spring AI seasons.

LIC

New Zealand genetics consultant David Sellars will be in attendance on the LIC stand. David will be available to give an insight into the actions being taken by New Zealand farmers as they struggle with extremely low milk prices.

While many of the top Irish dairy farmers source their genetics from LIC, the company claims that there is going to be tremendous demand for some of the LIC bulls that have performed extremely well in the latest EBI and BW proofs.

A bull to note is Solaris (PSQ), which has an excellent daughter proof in Ireland and excellent type (TOP) score. The company anticipates that this crossbred bull is likely to sell out in the first few hours of the National Ploughing Championships. As in other years, the forward-thinking farmers will book the short supply, high-demand LIC bulls at the National Ploughing Championships. Niall O’Regan has confirmed that there will be some good deals available for these early orders.

Also on the stand will be two LIC farm consultants, Linda O’Neill and Andre van Barneveld. There should be some interesting conversations to be had with these two as farmers look for good advice on how to deal with low milk prices while maintaining momentum in their expansion.

Beef

Eurogene has revamped its beef panel with a number of new bulls featured in its new 2015-2016 beef catalogue. Some notable entrants include:

Angus – Wall Royal Leo (AA2192), an outstanding new bull with five-star ratings across the board.

Belgian Blue – Gladiator (BB2184) graduating with a UK gestation length of 278 days.

Limousin – Lennon Breezer (LM2179) possessing five-star ratings across all traits.

Charolais – Alwent Goldbar (S1565) predicted easy calving with five-star ratings across all traits.

Blonde D’Aquitaine – Adonis (BA2197) featuring five-star ratings across all traits.

Exclusive distributor

Eurogene AiS has been appointed exclusive distributors for the Cogent Signature Beef range of bulls. This year’s beef catalogue features some of the very best pedigree beef bulls available around the world.

Some of the names that jump out are:

  • Gerrygullinane Glen – the Limousin bull that is making a big impact at the shows.
  • Davally Illusion – one of the finest examples of the modern Charolais breed.
  • Eurogene AiS is always looking for people to help grow the company. Call in and enquire from a member of the team on the stand.

    Other products

    Eurogene AiS has ventured outside the genetics arena for the first time and will be selling Topsan SC Plus – a teat spray/dip – at the National Ploughing Championships, with some special offers available.

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