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Revealed: top 10 beef bulls for suckler herds
James Hanly
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation has released the figures for the sires with the most serves recorded during the first six months of 2024.
20 August 2024 Management
Removing the stock bull in spring-calving herds
Breeding activity should be low in spring-calving suckler herds, making it possible to remove the stock bull.
2 May 2024 News
Farmers told to read conditions of Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme
If applying to the Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme, animals purchased must be genotyped, Sean Brosnan, ICOS Mart chair reminds farmers.
Fewer unknown sires under genotyping programme
The launch of the national genotyping programme has resulted in a 75% reduction in the number of unknown sires in comparison with 2023.
29 April 2024 News