Fertility

ICBF due to update beef Euro-star indices

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) will update the economic values within its beef indexes in the upcoming July evaluations.

BREEDING & HEALTH 8 July 2026

ICBF due to update beef Euro-star indices

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Vet's Corner: looking after your stock bull during breeding

Vet's Corner: looking after your stock bull during breeding

NEWS 8 July 2026

Heatwave advice: managing rams and safely transporting sheep

Heatwave advice: managing rams and safely transporting sheep

MANAGEMENT 24 June 2026

Top 10 dairy sires used on Irish dairy cows revealed

Top 10 dairy sires used on Irish dairy cows revealed

Top 10 dairy sires used on Irish dairy cows revealed

NEWS 16 June 2026

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

FARMER WRITES 27 May 2026

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Over four million Bultavo vaccines sold in Ireland

Over four million Bultavo vaccines sold in Ireland

Boehringer Ingelheim said that it believes the majority of its vaccine sales have been administered to dairy herds.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Dairy Management: monitoring breeding performance

Dairy Management: monitoring breeding performance

As dairy herds go past the three-week breeding mark, it's time to monitor performance writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 1 April 2026

Still time to vaccinate against bluetongue – Department

Still time to vaccinate against bluetongue – Department

The vaccine does not prevent animals contracting bluetongue, but it does reduce the symptoms on vaccinated livestock.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Vet's Corner: managing reproduction effectively in cattle enterprises

Vet's Corner: managing reproduction effectively in cattle enterprises

A bull breeding soundness examination carried out by your veterinary surgeon will frequently prove to be a very worthwhile investment.

NEWS 1 April 2026

High EBI continues to deliver for the next generation

High EBI continues to deliver for the next generation

Aidan Brennan visits the next generation herd trial at Moorepark to see how the study is progressing with crossbreds and different stocking rates.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 April 2026

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

“One of the main reasons is the decent price for dairy-beef calves this year and also the drop in milk price,” according to Seamus Hughes from Progressive Genetics.

NEWS 1 April 2026

CSL wins £3.5m of DAERA contracts

CSL wins £3.5m of DAERA contracts

The Dungannon-based business has been involved in the delivery of a number of DAERA programmes

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 April 2026

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What does it take to build and operate a resilient dairy-beef enterprise?

Operating as a fully standalone commercial entity, Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm (Ballyvadin Beef Farm Ltd) offers farmers real-world data.

What does it take to build and operate a resilient dairy-beef enterprise?

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