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Kerry Cattle Premium Scheme
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The Kerry Cattle Premium Scheme provides financial support to encourage farmers to keep herds of Kerry cattle. It helps to maintain a sufficient reserve of pure-bred breeding stock.
To be eligible, a farmer must:
- be a member of the Kerry Cattle Society Ltd
- have a herd located within the territory of the State which contains at least five breeding females registered in the Herd book of the Kerry Cattle Society Ltd
Farmers must also take a number of key steps to qualify:
- all Kerry cows in the herd must be served by bulls of the Kerry breed, either by natural service or artificial insemination
- all progeny of Kerry cows in the herd must be submitted for birth notification or registration in the Kerry Cattle Herd Book and be registered with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) and the Department through the Animal Events system
- each animal, on which a premium is being applied for, must be born in the applicant's herd and alive on the date of application
You must comply with all the terms and conditions of the scheme.
Farmers can get a premium of €120.00 per eligible calf up to a maximum payment on 32 animals in any herd in a calendar year.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 31 October of each year.
For further information contact:
Livestock Breeding Section
Address:
Farnham Street, Cavan,
, H12 D459
Phone number:
Fax:
049 4361486
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