Top EBI cow has average lifetime production of 50,573kg
Springhaven Biddy 162 EX90, owned by Robert Troy Junior from Newtownshandrum, Co Cork, is the top-rated cow in the country, with an EBI of 382.40.
She is a Holstein in her 10th lactation, with an average calving interval of 367 days.
As well as having an EBI of 382, she also has an average lifetime production of 50,573kg of milk, 4.2% fat and 3.48% protein.
She is sired by Bagworth Zander Keet (BWZ).
Second on the list is a Swedish Red cow owned by James Lynch, Cappagh, Co Waterford, with an EBI of 381.91.
This cow is also in her 10th lactation.
She is sired by Backgard (BGX).
Third on the list is an eighth-lactation Jersey cow with an EBI of 379, owned by James Murphy, Whitechurch, Co Cork.
This cow is sired by Mitchells Likabull SJ3 (MKU).
The top 2,000 cows listing can be found in the Genetic Evaluation/Dairy Results page of the www.icbf.com website.
Unsurprisingly, the listing included 46 entries from Moorepark’s ‘Next Generation Herd’, the Teagasc herd established in 2012 to evaluate EBI genomic selection.
This herd gives a forward view of where the national herd will be 10 years from now.
Other herdowners that feature strongly include David Lonergan, Ballyduff, Co Waterford with 43 cows; Kieran Hearne, Carrick-On-Suir, Co Waterford with 39 cows; Shane Maxwell, Lismore, Co Waterford with 39 cows; and Pat Ryan, Cappagh, Co Waterford with 39 cows.
The sires most prominent on the list include Hazael Eminence Dano-ET (HZO), with 135 daughters; O-Bee Manfred Justice ET TV TL (OJI) with 131 daughters; and Caldwells Jordanaire (CWJ) with 99.
There are 157 cows with an EBI greater than 300.
There are 786 cows genotyped, which makes up about 40% of all cows listed.
Of the 2,000 cows on the list, 115 are classified VG or EX.
The average EBI of the top 2,000 cows is 270, with 72 coming from the milk sub-index, and 160 from the fertility sub-index.
They have an average 5.2 lactations.
The list contains 10 different breeds including Ayrshire, Friesian, Holstein, Jersey, Montbelliarde, MRI/MRY, Norwegian Red, Rotbunte, Danish Red and Swedish Red.
