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2020 Cattle/Sheep Breeding Infrastructure Programme
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The 2020 cattle/sheep breeding infrastructure programme is delivered by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) which provides breeding services to farmers.
The department provides €1.27 million to fund the scheme.
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation is a non-profit organisation which provides cattle breeding information services to the Irish dairy and beef industries.
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation is not a State body but it does a number of activities which were previously carried out by the department.
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation is made up of organisations involved in breeding improvement work - such as A.I. services, herd book societies and milk recording societies - and the main farm bodies IFA and ICMSA.
The department's funding helps finance the following work:
- providing genetic evaluations for beef and dairy cattle in Ireland
- operating and maintaining the ICBF database and animal events recording system
- operating the progeny test centre at Tully
- establishing and supporting the breeding programmes for Irish dairy and beef breeds
The programme also assists Sheep Ireland in its work, which includes:
- providing genetic evaluations
- operating and maintaining the Sheep Ireland database
For further information on ICBF contact:
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, Highfield House, Bandon, Co Cork P72 X050
Tel: +353 23 8820222
Fax: +353 23 8820229
Email: query@icbf.com
Website: www.icbf.com
