Opportunity to breed the best

Irish dairy farmers never had a better opportunity to breed more profitable cows.

They can now select bulls from the latest EBI list which will breed cows with the potential to give them well over €100 profit per lactation more than cows bred from average stock bulls. They can select bulls that will improve traits that may be deficient in their own herds, such as fertility or milk solids.

However, in order to get the benefits of good breeding, cows must be well fed and managed.