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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! profit/lactation<br />
!70.0<br />
!60.0<br />
!50.0<br />
!40.0<br />
!30.0<br />
!20.0<br />
!10.0<br />
!0.0<br />
-!10.0<br />
-!20.0<br />
-!30.0<br />
1988<br />
Trends in Dairy EBI<br />
1990<br />
1992<br />
1994<br />
1996<br />
1998<br />
2000<br />
Year of Birth<br />
2002<br />
2004<br />
2006<br />
EBI<br />
Milk<br />
Fertility<br />
Calving<br />
<strong>Beef</strong><br />
Health<br />
• EBI uptake was also slow in dairy industry.<br />
• Now; huge increase in EBI…ask dairy farmers.<br />
© Irish <strong>Cattle</strong> <strong>Breeding</strong> Federation Soc. Ltd 2007<br />
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