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IP rights to have long-term implications
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan says that while the impact of the new intellectual property rights will have a relativly small impact this year, it will have long term implications.
IP rights to have long-term implications
Critical steps for a successful breeding season
9 April 2025 Breeding
Critical steps for a successful breeding season
With just weeks to go before the main breeding season kicks off, Aidan Brennan has some practical advice in the run-up to the important period.
Boluses do the heat detection in Tipperary herd
9 April 2025 Breeding
Boluses do the heat detection in Tipperary herd
Aidan Brennan visits the Deegan farm in Clonmore, Co Tipperary, where bolus technology is used to detect heat and health alerts.
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Changes needed for the CBV to have an impact
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the issues with realising the full potential of the commercial beef value.
13 April 2024 Breeding
Big variation in synchrony success
Conception rate to AI services on heifers after progesterone-based synchrony programmes is mixed, writes Aidan Brennan.
10 April 2024 Breeding
Do cow collars improve fertility?
Aidan Brennan looks at some recent data from over 2.4m cows in New Zealand which assessed fertility performance in herds with and without automated heat detection systems.
10 April 2024 Breeding
The importance of resilient breeding policies
Resilience is not just needed in people, but it's needed in cows too so keep it in mind when picking bulls, writes Aidan Brennan.
10 April 2024 Breeding