{"id":4231,"date":"2020-10-18T09:37:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T09:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/?page_id=4231"},"modified":"2020-10-26T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T11:40:11","slug":"bdgp-scheme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/bdgp-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"BDGP Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;90px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;about_us-element-5&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Beef Data &amp; Genomics Programme (BDGP)&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text margin_top=&#8221;-10&#8243; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;]Progressive Genetics, in consultation with Teagasc &amp; the ICBF created their 1st BDGP Breeding Guide which was launched at the Ploughing Match (2015), we are featuring our BDGP Pages within the main beef catalogue, check our beef catalogue\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/docs\/PG%20Beef%202018%20web.compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; el_class=&#8221;about_us-element-5&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Quality Replacements: The Challenges&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text margin_top=&#8221;-10&#8243; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current national average 0.85 calves per cow per year<\/li>\n<li>Average calving interval &gt;400 days<\/li>\n<li>Average age at 1st calving =32 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lost Profits!<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; el_class=&#8221;about_us-element-5&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Quality Replacements: The Solutions&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text margin_top=&#8221;-10&#8243; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 Star replacements more fertile<\/li>\n<li>5 Star replacements more calves per cow per year<\/li>\n<li>5 Star replacements higher weaning weight<\/li>\n<li>Easy Calving (through using proven easy calving bulls)<\/li>\n<li>Heifers calving at 24 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More Profits!<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; el_class=&#8221;about_us-element-5&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;How to maximise the number of 4\/5 star genotyped replacements from A.I.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text margin_top=&#8221;-10&#8243; animation=&#8221;1&#8243;]1. Establish how many 4\/5 star replacement heifers you need from your \u2018BDGP Euro star Report\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>2. Breed for more than you need. If you need 7, breed for 10; cows have low reliability, are not yet genotyped. 50% of calves will be males. To get 7 heifers qualifying you will need 20 pregnancies. If you have surplus there will be a good market for them.<\/p>\n<p>3. Mate your highest Replacement Index cows to a team of selected A.I. bulls.<\/p>\n<p>4. Aim for a higher Replacement Index than the target of \u20ac78. The maths would suggest that you should aim for \u20ac106.50 to ensure that you have an increased chance of meeting the \u20ac78 target post genotyping.<\/p>\n<p>5. Select a team of bulls and try to reach 85% reliability on the sire side as the dam reliability is low.<\/p>\n<p>If 2 bulls at 70% reliability are used equally that is the equivalent of using one bull at 85% reliability, if 3 bulls at 55% reliability are used equally that is the equivalent of using one bull at 85% reliability.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vary the number of bulls on your team according to the reliability of the individual bulls; the greater the number of bulls on the team, the greater the team reliability.<\/li>\n<li>Use low reliability bulls with caution.<\/li>\n<li>High reliability A.I. bulls are the safest choice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Check out out latest Beef Catalogue\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/docs\/PG%20Beef%202018%20web.compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;90px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;about_us-element-5&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Use A.I. 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