UPH is an O-Man x Novalis. Dam has over 4% protein. He has €118 production SI and €102 fertility SI. see here for more information Click here
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| National Spring Fair takes place on Sat April 24 (10 AM to 5 PM) in the Coilog Eventing Centre, Kilmeague, Naas. This year the show will have 18 classes and five championships. The prize fund is over €12,000 and last year there were numerous entries from Cork to Donegal, Louth to Mayo and from Northern Ireland. As usual there will be a good selection of Trade Stands and Exhibitors so lots to see and do. Last year Bothar, Garda Siochana, Irish Farmers Association, Macra na Feirme and Teagasc were among the non commercial exhibitors. |
| see our Dairy Sires section for full details. NEver before has such an outstanding range of high EBI bulls been available to irish farmers with 19 bulls over €200 on EBI with the top bull at €268 |
| A Irish record of €24,000 was paid for a bull at last Saturday’s Irish Charolais Society “Christmas Cracker” Showsale in Carrick-on-Shannon Co Leitrim. From an entry of 159 bulls, Cottage Devon, bred by the Butler family in Cashel Co Tipperary, was purchased for Irish AI by the National Cattle Breeding Centre in Enfield Co Meath. Cottage Devon, by French based Texan-Gie dominated the Irish shows in 2009. He was Male Calf Champion at the Charolais National Show, he was Male Champion at the National Livestock Show in Tullamore and again was Junior Male Calf Champion last Saturday in Carrick-on-Shannon. Born on 15 September 2008, Devon’s index places him in the top 1% of the breed in Ireland for Suckler Beef Value at €190. His weight at 13 months, as recorded by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, was 865kg. In the Irish beef index Devon has the maximum of 5 stars for all beef and maternal traits coupled with 4 stars for calving ease. His sire Texan-Gie combines excellent growth and conformation with easing calving, but straws from him are very scarce and the bull himself is dead. It is hoped to have straws from Cottage Devon available next March. |
UPH is an O-Man x Novalis. Dam has over 4% protein. He has €118 production SI and €102 fertility SI. see here for more information Click here |
 Crockett-Acres Eight. This son of O Man, out of Crockett-Acres Mtoto Elly, is currently ranked No. 2 in Ireland, No. 3 for PLI in the UK and No. 6 in Canada making him a true world wide hit.He comes in with €90 for production, a massive €90 for fertility and is one of the breeds very best bulls for SCC. Add to this Strenght, Width and easy calving and its easy to see why he ranks so high. Semen will be available shortly, book early as demand will be huge |
 Bogart is an elite EBI O-Man son. Proven in the US where he ranks as one of their highest and most complete bulls.He will be used as a sire of sons worldwide. He has an EBI of €190 with €83 from Production and €81 from Fertility. He is also +2.0 for Type, easy calving and breeding strenght and width. BOGART hails from back-to-back Excellent dams He combines these strengths of his sire with the excellent type traits of his maternal line. For Further information down:- Omar Bogart Web |
| This week ICBF published the new genomic proofs... This proof run gives us seven new genomic bulls available for sale with an average EBI of €183. Also several bulls have a combination of daughter and genomic information such as Ballivor Mango (VMG) who improved his EBI to €191. For complete list of available bulls Among the new bulls are: VLA Corrinville Brendan He is the highest RUU son at €189 and is from a GMI daughter who is now on her sixth lactation having produced an average of 3.89% protein lifetime. His proof shows excellent solids and high fertility MZY MEENASCORTHY STAR He is now the highest EBI Zander Keet son at €185 and is from a Hugo dam. there is a great variety of bloodlines available through the genomic panel with sons available from: O-Man, Ruud 22, Zander Keet, Hugo, Ambience, MAU and Blackisle Glenalbyn (British Friesian) The average EBI for the first genomic group has changed very little (from €174 to €170) the largest change was in the beef scores where the average fell from €-7 to €-11. All reliabilities for EBI have also improved. Download the following files: Genomicweb - April 09 PG Active- April 09 |