General conditions Alterations of Herd Book Rules. The Herd Book Rules may be altered by the Board from time to time provided Board Members shall have received notification of the intention to propose an amendment at the same time as notification of the relevant Board meeting is received. Any alterations,
A condition of membership is that the member agrees to the Society storing on computer his/her transactions, Herd Book information or any other details which will be updated/maintained by the Society/ and or any Society approved third party. A condition of membership is that the member agrees to the Society
The star rating system (1-5 stars) was incorporated into the Euro-Star Index to make it easier for farmers to interpret – 5 stars being good, 1 star being poor. This concept has been largely successful in its adoption by the industry, but there are some important points to remember: There
Breeding Programme of the IRISH AUBRAC CATTLE BREED SOCIETY LIMITED (hereafter known as the “Society”) Approved by the Council of the Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society on March 3, 2022 With approval under the EU Legislation Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine
The Euro-Star Index is a breeding index designed to aid beef farmers in the selection of more profitable breeding animals. Euro-Star Indexes quantify the genetic component of an animal’s performance across all traits of importance for Irish suckler farmers.
The Euro-Star Index has two overall indexes – the Replacement Index and the Terminal Index. This is to facilitate the use of Euro-Star Indexes across different farming systems. Some farmers may breed their own replacements, in which case the Replacement Index is most relevant. Other farmers may sell all of
The Replacement Index is a monetary (€) figure which is expressed as profit per calving of each daughter i.e. a bull with a Replacement Index of €150 is expected to produce daughters that will leave, on average, €150 extra per calving over the base animal. There are 17 traits included
All calves born in Ireland must be registered at birth by their breeder with Animal Events (ICBF), for entry in the Main Herd Book (Class 1 and Class 2). To qualify for entry into the Main Section of the herd book an animal shall: -be descended from parents and grandparents entered
All calves born in Ireland must be registered at birth by their breeder with Animal Events (ICBF), for entry in the Main Herd Book (Class 1 and Class 2). To qualify for entry into the Main Section of the herd book an animal shall: -be descended from parents and grandparents entered