Beef
What was Ireland's most popular sire breed in 2016?
Over 2.3 million calves were born in 2016, according to the Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) Bovine Statistics Report 2016...
AIM Bovine Statistics Report 2016
Beef
Are Irish cattle being killed at younger ages?
There was a slight shift in the age profile of Irish cattle slaughterings in 2016, recent figures from the Department...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Dairy
Farmers still prefer marts over farm-to-farm sales
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Animal Identification and Movement System (AIM) recorded over three million cattle movements in 2016....