Beef Cattle Breeding Developments for 2008 - ICBF
Beef Cattle Breeding Developments for 2008 - ICBF
Beef Cattle Breeding Developments for 2008 - ICBF
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Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme<br />
Key Points<br />
1. 42,000 herds signed up, covering<br />
~800,000 calves<br />
2. 34,000 new to Animal Events<br />
3. <strong>Beef</strong> Animal Events now bigger than Dairy<br />
4. Will provide massive surge of data <strong>for</strong><br />
genetic evaluations – a generation late<br />
unless we address recording in pedigree<br />
herds<br />
5. Will help educate the breeding herds on<br />
Genetic Evaluations/€uro-Stars<br />
© Irish <strong>Cattle</strong> <strong>Breeding</strong> Federation Soc. Ltd 2007<br />
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