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Using a “team of bulls” on his suckler herd has helped North Tipperary farmer Thomas Hogan to achieve a 20pc increase in the Replacement Index of his entire herd.

Tuesday, 26 January   This session hosted by Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc, delivered a strong New Zealand influence as Teagasc Walsh Scholar Nicola Fetherstone gave an update on the INZAC trial in Athenry which compares one-star and five-star Irish ewes with elite New Zealand ewes. Hear how New Zealand ewes surpassed the performance of both Irish groups for litter size, ewe survival, lambing dystocia and lamb vigour. The conference also heard from Prof. Paul K...

SHARING OPTIONS: This April 2018-born Limousin heifer was scanned in calf eight months to a pedigree Limousin bull and sold for €2,400. This October 2018 born Limousin heifer was scanned in calf 8 months to the pedigree Limousin bull and sold for €1640 This March 2018 born Limousin heifer was scanned in calf 8 months to the pedigree Limousin bull. She had a 5 star replacement index of €132 and sold for €1700 This November 2018 born Simmental heifer ...

December 16, 2020, 6:15 pm Farmers who took part the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) 1 have been provided with an option of extending their participation in the scheme – as a one-year roll over for 2021 was announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue. The extension is open to those BDGP participants who have already met the requirements for the full six-year duration of BDGP 2015 – 2020. The guidelines for the scheme extension has also been released th...