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Rio stays at the top in latest ICBF Dairy Active Bull List agriland.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from agriland.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advertisement Top 50 The top 50 list is dominated by Holstein Friesian bulls, with 45 of the AI bulls on the list being Holstein Friesian. Completing the list of 50 bulls is three Jersey bulls and two British Friesian bulls. It is not until 39th on the list that the Holstein Friesian domination is somewhat broken. Number 39 on the list is Firoda Meinse 2 (FOE), and was the most used British Friesian bull with a total of 5,268 serves recorded in 2020. Firoda Meinse 2 is a Dovea Genetics bull with an EBI of €168. Image source: Dovea Genetics The first Jersey sire is 41st on the list, with the remaining two Jerseys taking up 45th and 47th place on the list. ....
New beef sires added to Gene Ireland Programme agriland.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from agriland.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
March 7, 2021 2:00 pm The Gene Ireland Programme is run by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) in conjunction with several of the national artificial insemination (AI) companies. The programme was created to provide dairy farmers with the next generation of genetics through the progeny testing of young bulls. These young bulls – which are supplied by a number of AI companies – are used on good data recording herds, so that ICBF can collect information on these animals and produce high-quality genetic evaluations on these bulls. This spring, ICBF’s target is to test 100 young genomic bulls and the cost is €12 a straw, up from €8.50 a straw in 2020. ....