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Developments in national and international beef evaluations; some experiences from Ireland
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Evans, Ross D. Pabiou, Thierry Cromie, Andrew R. Kearney, Francis Veerkamp, Roel F. Amer, Peter R. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Irish beef production is predominantly grass based with a seasonal aspect to calving (>80% of beef sired calves are born from January to May across both beef and dairy herds). Ninety percent of the beef output from beef and dairy herds is exported (mainly as carcass beef but also a live animal component) with beef production accounting for about 30% of the gross agricultural output. Most commercial beef produced from suckler herds is the product of crossbred suckler cows crossed to a purebred beef sire. Traditionally, genetic improvement in beef herds has been hampered by a lack of sire ancestry information, over reliance on sourcing replacements from dairy herds and poor data continuity between pedigree herd recording systems and subsequent commercial beef herds. |
| Starting Page | 13 |
| Ending Page | 13 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 2008 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://edepot.wur.nl/8566 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
