Irish Cattle
Breeding Federation

ICBF Beef Breeding Event

A large crowd attended the ICBF Beef Breeding Event, held at Tully Performance Testing Centre, on Friday last, 8th of October. Two seminars which started at 2pm and ran simultaneously to each other saw presentations given to the HerdPlus and G€N€ IR€LAND beef users along with an International delegation.

Andrew Cromie gave a presentation to the international delegates outlining beef breeding in Ireland and the different information systems available to beef farmers.

A number of speakers including Martin Burke, Pat Donnellan and Niall Kilrane updated HerdPlus and G€N€ IR€LAND beef users on the latest developments within the HerdPlus and G€N€ IR€LAND programmes and the uses each program provides to help breeders increase profits from their breeding herds going forward into the future. Francis Kearney updated the crowd on the progress on genomics to date and its potential in the future, while Ross Evans presented key information about the €uro-Star indexes. A new commercial and pedigree catalogue facility was also launched at the event by Brian Wickham. Herdbooks, marts and individual farmers will be able to access the service. This facility will give a full breed history of animals along with a complete €uro-Star report.

See below pictures from the event.

	Nadia Gwynne with husband - Nadia is chairperson of Welsh Simmental Club	Welsh Simmental visitors