ICBF active dairybull list 2012

The Active Bull list shows the top 75 Active AI Sires and the EBI details are based on the December 2011 genetic evaluations.

ICBF active dairybull list 2012

The total list of Active AI Sires (dairy and beef) together with their availability, price and supplier is on the website at www.icbf.com These dairy bulls have an average EBI of €212, (+ €14 on the previous year). This comes mainly from an increase in the Fertility Sub-Index.The EBI’s range from €254 down to €190. Approximately half of the list are Genomic Bulls with the remainder being Daughter Proven.

In 2001 there were just two Irish bred bulls on the list. Most of the imported bulls have come from Holland, New Zealand and North America. This changed around 2009 when the first of the G€N€ IR€LAND bulls arrived and there are now 29 Irish bulls on the list.

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