Show Notes
Munster Bovine Geneticist Alan Twomey hosted an informative session on how dairy farmers can increase the value of their beef calves by making more informed breeding decisions.Nicky Byrne (Teagasc) explained how using higher Commercial Beef Value (CBV) sires leads to:• Heavier, more profitable calves• Better beef performance and stronger mart demand• Improved overall returns from non‑replacement calvesRose Goulding (NCBC) provided practical guidance on cow and bull selection, including:• Identifying which cows are most suited to beef sires• Choosing bulls that align with your farm system, calving targets, and market goals• Balancing calving ease with the potential for higher-value progeny
More from Munster Bovine’s Podcast
Hosted by Alan Twomey, Dairy & Beef Geneticist with Munster Bovine, he was joined by: Elaine Dennehy, Munster Bovine – discussing vaccination and supporting calf health and performance. Murt Ryan, Beef Specialist with NCBC – sharing breeding advice and highlighting a selection of sires from the 2027 Suckler Catalogue for producing quality weanlings.
Dennis Howard was joined by Elaine Dennehy and Alan Twomey on this webinar, where they looked at two tools available to help farmers better understand and manage SCC. Elaine Dennehy explained how Genocells can help identify the individual cows contributing to high bulk tank SCC, giving farmers valuable information to help get to the source of an SCC problem. Alan Twomey will discussed our new High SCC Cows – Probability of Future Cure report, which uses age, SCC history and time of year to indicate the likelihood of a high SCC cow returning to a low SCC in future tests.
Raymond Ryan, Dairygold Milk Advisor spoke to Stuart Childs recently on The Dairy Edge Podcast about Milk Recording, Genocells and a new SCC Probability Report that's coming soon to Munster Bovine customers. For the full episode go to The Dairy Edge Podcast.
James Skehan was recently on The Beef Edge discussing his breeding programme and his AI synchronisation planning. For the full podcast go to The Beef Edge Podcast.
Dennis Howard hosted Ger Cusack and Ned Dunphy from Greenway AgriTraining in this webinar focused on Summer Lameness Management. During the webinar, we covered: 🐄 Understanding the causes of Mechanical lameness 📈 The impact of good mobility on herd performance and longevity 🎓 An overview of Greenway AgriTraining's lameness training programmes and how they can support farmers in improving hoof health and cow welfare 👣 Sound Cow Innovation Programme (SCIP), a pilot initiative with AHI involving 10 commercial dairy farms in Munster and the Midlands