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A new EU herdbook forAberdeen-Angus breeders in Ireland and Europe has been established, allowing members of the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society outwith the mainland, to register and import or export cattle. As one of the UK s most popular breeds to be exported, up to 2000 pedigree heifers are regularly exported to the continent through various outlets every year. There is also a large trade in semen and embryos, which without approval as a society in a third country could have been lost, if steps had not been taken to address the situation. Following the UK s split from the EU on January 1, 2021, under EU zootechnical rules, no animal that is not resident in an EU member state can be registered in a herd book outside the EU.
February 17, 2021 6:30 am
The spring 2021 calving season has now passed the third of a million mark with 359,657 registered calf births, an increase of 35,853 compared to the figures for the same period in 2020.
The latest figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show that there has been a 12.9% increase on last year’s figures – with 301,806 head of dairy calves born so far compared to 265,082 head for the same period in 2020.
Weekly Breakdown
Taking a closer look at the figures, we can see that 127,063 dairy calves were registered during the week-ending February 12, 2021 – a increase of 7,312 head on the corresponding week in 2020.
Looking at suckler calf registrations in more detail, during the week ending February 12, 2021, some 13,884 beef calves were registered – a decrease of 240 head on the same week in 2020.