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EBI

Next Generation herd Update

Automated detection of oestrus

Optimal use of sex sorted semen

Selecting for fertility

IVF ET

Cow efficiency on farm

COW Culling decisions made easy

Use of DNA in animal breeding

Breeding for environmental sustainability

Genetics of linear type traits

Dairy traits on beef production

Breeding for superior product quality

Commercial Beef Value

Papers

Impact of breeding for dairy traits on beef production

Breeding animals that have younger age at slaughter

Breeding for improved product quality

Papers

Papers

Reward for producing higher beef merit calves

Improving nitrogen use efficiency through breeding

Sustainable dairying with efficient and effective breeding programs for improved health and fertility

Environmental research in the Next Generation Herd

C.O.W. (Cow’s Own Worth) Culling the right cows for you

Use of DNA in animal breeding

Optimal use of sex-sorted semen

Comparison of effect of artificial insemination and in vitro embryo production on gestation length calf birth weight and calving difficulty

Effect of breed and animal genotype on dairy cow production efficiency based on commercial and research farm data

Automated detection of oestrus

The importance of linear type traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cows

Dairy Beef

Dairy beef trilogy toolkit

Paper - Dairy-beef trilogy toolkit - Dairy-Beef Index, sire advice and commercial beef value (pdf)

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DairyBeef 500

Paper -  Teagasc DairyBeef500 demonstration farm profitability performance

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Johnstown Castle - Dairy Calf to Beef

Paper - Johnstown Castle dairy calf-to-beef update (pdf)

Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef

Paper - Demonstrating best practice in dairy Calf-to-Beef - Tipperary beef farm update (pdf)

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Grange Dairy Calf to Beef

Paper - Grange dairy calf-to-beef system evaluation (pdf)

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Everycalf 

Paper - Everycalf – profitable dairy calf to beef systems on commercial rearing farms

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