Improving Genetics
Genetic improvement in beef animals is permanent and cumulative. Beef breeding indexes are available to help farmers identify animals that have superior genetics that will ultimately increase the profitability of the stock they are farming.
Beef Breeding Indexes Webinar
Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) held an online webinar to explain the upcoming improvements that are being made to both the Terminal and the Replacement beef indexes, and the impact these changes are likely to have on breeding choices over the coming years.
Webinar presentations
- Improvements to the Replacement Index - Paul Crosson
- Improvements to the Terminal index - Donagh Berry
- Impact of the Changes - Siobhan Ring
- Motivation change - Margaret Kelleher
Chapter 21 of the Teagasc Beef Manual Improving-genetics-in-Suckler-Herd explains how these indexes work and how they should be used.