{"id":6541,"date":"2021-01-15T13:52:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/?p=6541"},"modified":"2023-05-10T10:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:43:38","slug":"thinking-about-freezebranding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/thinking-about-freezebranding\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking about Freezebranding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row padding_bottom=&#8221;32px&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Freezebranding is an excellent form of identification for cattle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Freezebranding is permanent &#8211; there is no other ID system to compete with Freezebranding &#8211; it will last forever!<\/li>\n<li>Freezebranding is easy to see from a distance, extremely useful in day-to-day tasks improving record keeping, especially handy for Milk Recording<\/li>\n<li>Easy to do &#8211; just call one of the branders below!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\" agni-image custom-image-container text-center\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"agni-image-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 200px; \" width=\"300\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FB-edited.jpg\" class=\"fullwidth-image attachment-large  attachment-large\" alt=\"\" title=\"FB\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FB-edited.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.progressivegenetics.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FB-edited-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>List of Freezebranding Technicians<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table style=\"height: 320px;\" width=\"532\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"108\">Name<\/td>\n<td width=\"427\">Area<\/td>\n<td width=\"143\">Number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michael Fogarty<\/td>\n<td>Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Kildare, Laois &amp; Waterford<\/td>\n<td>087-9916132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enda Kearney<\/td>\n<td>Clare, Galway &amp; Limerick<\/td>\n<td>087-2295743<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mark Butler<\/td>\n<td>Westmeath &amp; Longford<\/td>\n<td>083-1273386<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conor Mimna<\/td>\n<td>Meath, Westmeath, Louth &amp; Dublin<\/td>\n<td>086-3749335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eamon Kealy<\/td>\n<td>Wicklow\u00a0 &amp; Carlow<\/td>\n<td>087-6796409<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billy Brownrigg<\/td>\n<td>Wexford<\/td>\n<td>087-3520024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>John Casey<\/td>\n<td>Cork &amp; Waterford<\/td>\n<td>087-2638900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stephen Myles<\/td>\n<td>Louth &amp; Meath<\/td>\n<td>089-2210003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>John Barry<\/td>\n<td>Waterford &amp; Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td>087-6703736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This list is for information only. Please contact these people directly for information. If you provide freezebranding services please let us you and we can add to this list.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this Farmers Journal article about freezebranding <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersjournal.ie\/freeze-branding-is-it-still-worthwhile-241546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/figure>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freezebranding is an excellent form of identification for cattle. 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