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Northern Ireland
Green light for £57m NI genetics scheme
Peter McCann
Participation in the new genetics programme will be a requirement for cattle farmers to claim future support in Northern Ireland.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
NI livestock face more tag changes
Farmers in the market for new XI prefix cattle tags should only purchase what they need for the months ahead.
19 August 2024 News
National Genotyping Programme deadline extended
Farmers who are involved in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme are encouraged to apply to the National Genotyping Programme and they can receive double tissue calf tags.
New project to look at deer numbers in Ireland
Stakeholders in the agriculture and forestry industries are struggling in identifying deer density thresholds in Ireland, ATU has said.
18 August 2024 News
Genotyping programme deadline of 20 August approaching fast
The ICBF is targeting herds participating in SCEP with these herds given priority in the application process.
14 August 2024 News
Scientists searching for wool shedding genes
Young rams from local Easycare and Wiltshire Horn flocks have been DNA sampled to help identify the genes that lead to wool shedding.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
DNA tags in cattle to start from 2026
DNA profiling of cattle, known as genotyping, is needed to build breeding value indexes for livestock in NI
22 May 2024 Northern Ireland