2014 Beef & Dairy Breed STATISTICS Beef Pedigree Statistics Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves and Pedigree Breeders in the main beef breeds in 2014...........................................2 Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2014 – analysed by breed and by country of origin of sire ..............3 Pedigree Registration trends in 2013 & 2014 ............................................................................................................4 Numbers of AI Sires & Stockbulls used to sire Beef Pedigree calves born in 2014 ........................................................5 The most popular sires of pedigree beef calves in 2014 .............................................................................................6 Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2014 – analysed by breed & by country of origin of Dam ................7 Number of pedigree ET calves born in 2014 ............................................................................................................10 Number of Speciality/Rare breed pedigree animals born in 2014...............................................................................12
National Statistics Total number of calves sired by beef bulls in 2014 ...................................................................................................15 Total number of beef sired calves out of the beef herd in 2014 .................................................................................16 Total number of beef sired calves out of the dairy herd in 2014.................................................................................17 Total number of calves out of beef cows in 2014......................................................................................................18 Insemination & Stockbull usage stats 2014..............................................................................................................19 The most popular Beef AI Sires in Suckler herds in 2014 ..........................................................................................22 The most popular Beef AI Sires in Dairy herds in 2014 .............................................................................................22
Dairy Pedigree Statistics Numbers of Dairy Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2014 – analysed by breed and by country of origin of sire ...........24 Total numbers of Dairy Sired calves out of the dairy herd – born in 2014...................................................................25 The most popular Dairy AI Sires in Dairy herds in 2014 ............................................................................................26
ICBF Beef Breeding Journal 2015-16
Beef & Dairy Breed Statistics 2014 The following article gives detailed statistics about the number of pedigree & commercial cattle born in Ireland in 2014. It also gives the AI & Stockbull usage of the main beef breeds as well as other relevant national beef statistics.
Charolais AI Bull ‘Shamrock Ambassadeur’(CF12) – born on the 5th of February 1965. He was one of the first and most influential Charolais AI Sires.
Angus AI Bull ‘Sunset Acres Bang’ (SUB) – born on the 23rd of April 1986. He was one of the most influential bulls used in the Angus breed in Ireland.
Simmental AI Bull ‘Brington Brilliant’ (BKI) – born on the 11th of July 1991. He was an influential bull in the Simmental breed in Ireland in the 1990’s.
Hereford AI Bull ‘Doonbiddie Hustler’ (S141) – born on the 4th of September 1996, he was a very popular bull in the Hereford breed in the 2000’s
Limousin AI Bull ‘Hervin’(FL1) – born on the 16th March 1972. He was the first ever Limousin Bull to receive an AI Code.
Belgian Blue AI Bull ‘Opticien d’Au Chene’ (OUC)’ – born on the 16th September 1985. He is in the ancestry of a huge amount of Belgian Blue cattle.
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Pedigree Cattle Statistics - 2014 Main Beef Breeds Origins Breeders
Current Numbers Calves Born in 2014
UK
570
3635
1829
UK
306
1177
Angus
1843
UK
1786
7946
Charolais
1964
France
2409
8709
Simmental
1971
Austria
700
2266
Limousin
1972
France
2355
8765
Blonde d’Aquitaine
1974
France
95
352
Belgian Blue
1980
Belgium
300
428
Piedmontese
1982
Italy
40
214
Aubrac
1992
France
127
450
Salers
1997
France
205
808
Parthenaise
1997
France
75
307
Total
8968
35057
Breed
First Imported
Hereford
1775
Shorthorn
Origin
Table 1: Origin, year of first importation & current numbers of the main beef breeds in Ireland. Table 1 summary: • Of the beef breeds that have been brought into Ireland - the Hereford, Shorthorn & Angus breeds are here by far the longest. • The continental beef breeds first started to be imported in the 1960’s and 70’s. Charolais, Simmental, Limousin & Blonde d’Aquitaine were the breeds that were first brought into Ireland. • The 1980’s & 90’s saw 5 more foreign breeds introduced to these shores – namely Belgian Blue, Piedmontese, Aubrac, Salers & Parthenaise.
Hereford, Angus & Shorthorn are 3 of the main breeds in use today that have been in Ireland the longest. Pictured right is the Shorthorn AI Sire ‘Tournament Sir James’ (TSJ).
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15
Belgium
294 6
9
Denmark
1
France
281
37
3258
11 1792
Germany Ireland
152
169
166
65
4416
3160
4836
5 153
Italy
174
386
944
1 1425
149
69
1035
286
2106
2
13
USA
223
599
1
Pedigree Calf Totals by Breed
7946
450
352
428
8709
3635
8765
307
214
808
1177
% of main Pedigree Beef Breeds
23%
1%
1%
1%
25%
10%
25%
1%
1.0%
2%
4%
187
0.5%
15
0.04%
294
0.8%
17
0.04%
19
0.05%
5929
16%
25
0.07%
1638 22622
40
New Zealand UK
409
20 6515
2
% of Totals
Austria
Canada
Simmental
Shorthorn
Saler
Piedmontese
Parthenaise
Limousin
187
Pedigree Calf Totals by Sire Origin
Australia
Hereford
Charolais
B.Blue
Blonde
Aubrac
Origin of Sires
Angus
Numbers of Beef Pedigree* Calves born in 2014
65%
40
0.1%
1
0.002%
5907
17%
1
0.002%
2266 35057 6%
*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 100% of the same breed and has a name.
Table 2: Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2014 – analysed by breed & by country of Origin of Sire.
Table 2 summary: • Almost 90% of all pedigree beef calves come from 5 breeds: Limousin, Charolais, Angus, Hereford & Simmental. – The remaining 10% of calves are from 7 different breeds: Aubrac, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Belgian Blue, Parthenaise, Piedmontese, Saler & Shorthorn (Graph 1). • 65% of all pedigree calves born in 2014 were sired by Irish Sires. • Consequently, 35% of all pedigree calves, across the breeds, born in 2014, were sired by foreign sires. – These foreign Sires originated from 11 different countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, UK & USA (Graph 2). – Within the various breeds, the proportion of calves sired by foreign sires varies from 13% (Hereford) to 85% (Belgian Blue) (Graph 3).
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ICBF Beef Breeding Journal 2015-16 Proportion of 2014 Pedigree Beef Calves born by Breed
Countries of Origin for Sires of 2014 born Pedigree Calves
10000
80 70
8000
60 50
6000
40 4000
30 20
2000
10 0
Calves
LM CH AA HE SI
0
SH SA AU BB BA PT PI
8765 8709 7946 3635 2266 1177 808
450
428 352
307 214
%
France
UK
Ireland
9 Other Countries
16%
17%
65%
2%
Graph 1: Proportion of Pedigree beef calves born in each breed in 2014.
Graph 2: Distribution of Countries of origin for the Sires of the 2014 born pedigree calves.
Pedigree Calf Birth Trends 2013 - 2014 (LM, CH, AA, HE, SI, SH)
Pedigree Calf Birth Trends 2013 - 2014 (SA, AU, BB, BA, PT, PI)
10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2013 2014
Limousin Charolais 8841 8765
8508 8709
Angus 7570 7946
Hereford Simmental Shorthorn 3176 3635
2278 2266
1046 1177
Graph 3.1: Pedigree Calf birth trends for Limousin, Charolais, Angus, Hereford, Simmental & Shorthorn.
900 810 720 630 540 450 360 270 180 90 0 2013 2014
Salers 769 808
Aubrac Belgian Blue Blonde Parthenaise Piedmontese 436 450
516 428
355 352
299 307
156 214
Graph 3.2: Pedigree Calf birth trends for Saler, Aubrac, Belgian Blue, Parthenaise & Piedmontese.
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 %
AA AU BA BB CH HE LM PT
PI SA SH SI Avg.
18% 63% 53% 85% 50% 13% 45% 50% 19% 52% 20% 18% 41%
Graph 3: Percentage of 2014 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by Foreign Sires..
The UK is the number 1 source for foreign sires of pedigree stock in 2014.Pictured above:UK Hereford Bull, ‘Solpoll 1 Lawman’ (HE2162) from Irish AI Company ‘Dunmasc Genetics’.
‘Almost 90% of all pedigree beef calves born in 2014 came from 5 breeds – Limousin, Charolais, Angus, Hereford & Simmental’ 5
Stock Bull
Stock Bull
AI Sire
55
13
27
2
84
2
Table 3: Numbers of AI Sires & Stockbulls used to sire Beef Pedigree calves born in 2014
*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 100% of the same breed and has a name. Only breeds with at least 100 registrations in the ICBF database included.
38
1
12
21
48
9
47 120 59 166
1
262
1
13
406
4
110
14
1
46%
1
372
1
3183
5 2777
1
404
81
36% 64% 30% 70% 33% 67% 91% 9% 68% 32% 33% 67% 67% 33% 42% 58% 35% 65% 40% 60% 65% 35% 54%
9
68
1
7
1
8
% Sired by AI / Stockbull
12
4
2
323
6
0
47
1
35,057
8
27
14
1
8
0
0
10
2847 5099 137 313 116 236 391 37 5892 2817 1187 2448 5847 2918 130 177 281 527 476 701 1471 795 18,809 16,248
37
7
19 236 790 89 325 217 720 31
1
1
60 748 65 316 49 699
21
4
2
47
1
0
Progeny Totals
79
16
16
24
2
1
10
AI Sire Stock Bull Grand Totals Totals Totals
Origin of Sires Totals
4053
47
13
33
8
Shorthorn Simmental
2971
25
9
8
2
110
Stock Bull
62 141 116 177 1082
65
51
AI Sire 139 34
AI Sire 1
AI Sire
165 552 22
1
AI Sire 8
1
AI Sire
Sire Totals
34
AI Sire 21
AI Sire 10
Stock Bull
Saler AI Sire 1
71
90 518
4
AI Sire 47
18
Blonde Stock Bull
10
B.Blue Stock Bull
1
Charolais Stock Bull
14
Hereford Stock Bull
Aubrac Stock Bull
USA
UK
New Zealand
Italy
Ireland
Germany
France
Denmark
Canada
Belgium
Austria
Australia
Limousin Parthenaise Stock Bull
Angus AI Sire
Number of AI Sires & Stockbulls
Stock Bull
Origin of Sires
Numbers of AI Sires & Stockbulls used to sire Beef Pedigree* Calves born in 2014
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‘41% of all pedigree beef calves born in 2014 were sired by Foreign Bulls, who came from 11 different countries.’
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ICBF Beef Breeding Journal 2015-16 Table 3 (Previous page) summary: • 54% of all pedigree calves are sired by AI Sires. – Within the various breeds, the proportion of calves sired by AI Sires ranges from 16% (Piedmontese) to 91% (Belgian Blue) (Graph 4). • 46% of calves were sired by Stockbulls. – Within the various breeds, the proportion of calves sired by Stockbulls ranges from 9% (Belgian Blue) to 84% (Piedmontese) (Graph 5).
% of 2014 born Pedigree Calves sired by AI Sires
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10
Graph 4: Percentage of 2014 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by AI Sires.
Avg
Simmental
Saler
Shorthorn
Parthenaise
Piedmontese
Hereford
Limousin
32% 67% 33% 58% 84% 65% 60% 35% 54%
Charolais
B.Blue
64% 70% 67% 9%
Blonde
%
Aubrac
0
Angus
Avg
Simmental
Saler
Shorthorn
Piedmontese
Limousin
Parthenaise
Hereford
B.Blue
Charolais
Blonde
36% 30% 33% 91% 68% 33% 67% 42% 16% 35% 40% 65% 46%
Aubrac
%
90
Angus
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
% of 2014 born Pedigree Calves sired by Stockbulls
Graph 5: Percentage of 2014 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by Stockbulls.
AI Bulls at Dovea AI Centre
‘54% of all pedigree calves born in 2014 were sired by AI Sires.’
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Popular Beef AI Sires – 2014 Table 4: The following tables shows the most popular sires of pedigree calves in 2014. Angus Rank Brd
ID
Country of Origin
Aubrac Name
Pedigree Rank Brd Calves
ID
Country of Origin
Name
Pedigree Calves
1
AA GJB
IRL
GOULDING JUMBO KING K436 ET
362
1
AU FR1210002490
FRA
FOUR CANDLES 2490
35
2
AA MLJ
IRL
MOGEELY JOE H979
225
2
AU DPZ
FRA
DESPAGNOU
30
3
AA FPI
IRL
FRIARSTOWN IDEAL PETE K202 ET
195
3
AU FR1531087637
FRA
BALINCLEA GALAXI
25
4
AA KYA
IRL
CORNAMUCKLA LORD HARDY K222
127
4
AU FR1527118672
FRA
CAPORAL
18
5
AA ZFL
IRL
LISDUFF DANDY K895
113
5
AU S833
FRA
ROUSSEL
17
6
AA CYI
IRL
CONEYISLAND LEGEND
112
6
AU S1463
FRA
DOLBY
15
7
AA AYR
GBR
AYNHO ROSSITER ERIC B125
98
7
AU IE391032030827 IRL
DREYLANDS FRED
14
8
AA TQL
IRL
TEMPLEQUAIN LORD JAKE K798
92
8
AU IE391114050008 IRL
BALLINCLEA GOLDFIN
12
9
AA S1208
GBR
NETHERTON MR BRAZILIAN E377
86
9
AU FR1205009458
FRA
ALTAMONT AVERYON
12
GBR
ROSEMEAD KARONA J957
66
10 AU S1464
FRA
FENADOU
11
Total
1476
Total
189
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
19%
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
42%
10 AA RMK
Blonde d'Aquitaine Rank Brd
ID
Country of Origin
Belgian Blue Name
Pedigree Rank Brd Calves
ID
Country of Origin
Name
Pedigree Calves
1
BA UK163874400109 GBR
CHARBECK GLENN
53
1
BB S1217
BEL
KILOWATT D OCHAIN
33
2
BA IE341052760995 IRL
GLENWOOD EARL
25
2
BB S1109
GBR
SOLWAY VIEW DYNAMITE (ET)
31
3
BA UK933022408556 GBR
BALLYGOWAN FONZ
25
3
BB AJY
BEL
ADAJIO DE BRAY
20
4
BA S1266
ANETO
17
4
BB AFF
BEL
ATTRIBUT DU FOND DE BOIS
20
5
BA IE211355251002 IRL
CLIFDEN DOUGAL
16
5
BB EZN
BEL
EMPIRE D'OCHAIN
19
6
BA S985
GBR
BLACKWATER AINSLEY
15
6
BB S1216
BEL
IMMENSE D YVOIR
18
7
BA S984
GBR
FRONFEDW ARAWN
11
7
BB S1523
BEL
LANGOUREUX DE FOOZ
15
8
BA UK912178506412 GBR
DRUMRAYMOND GRAFTER
10
8
BB S847
BEL
JACKPOT 9831 ET TER REYBROECK
14
9
BA IE201250610380 IRL
CLONDOWN BIVER
9
9
BB S964
BEL
LOTTO VD VLOEIKENSHOEVE
13
CLONDOWN DEVAN
9
10 BB S598
BEL
HEROS DU PEROY
12
Total
195
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
46%
GBR
10 BA IE201250690413 GBR
Total
190
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
54%
Charolais Rank Brd
ID
Country of Origin
Hereford Name
Pedigree Rank Brd Calves
ID
Country of Origin
Name
Pedigree Calves
1
CH LGL
IRL
LISNAGRE ELITE (ET)
475
1
HE GZS
IRL
GOULDINGPOLL 1 SUPERDUTY ET
154
2
CH PTE
FRA
PIRATE
419
2
HE KSG
IRL
KILSUNNY GOLIATH
150
3
CH NPP
FRA
NIPPUR
323
3
HE GSQ
IRL
GLASLOUGH ESQUIRE
94
4
CH S750
GBR
THRUNTON BONJOVI
195
4
HE CRP
IRL
CARHUEFREE PRINCE
69
5
CH CF52
FRA
DOONALLY NEW
173
5
HE S1563
IRL
KYE RODGE 553 HYF
66
6
CH FSZ
FRA
FISTON
168
6
HE IE211134670562 IRL
BALLEEN JERRY
56
7
CH LSP
IRL
LISCALLY ETI (ET)
163
7
HE IE281526150344 IRL
RATHREGAN UPGRADER
50
8
CH LZF
IRL
CAVELANDS FENIAN
150
8
HE IE281288610497 IRL
ARDMULCHAN HIMALAGAN
47
9
CH PBT
IRL
PRIME ROBERTO
136
9
HE FRZ
GBR
SOLPOLL 1 FERRARI
43
10 CH DEZ
IRL
COTTAGE DEVON
131
10 HE DPS
GBR
DOREPOLL 1 93N TRANSATLANTIC
42
Total
2333
Total
771
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
27%
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
21%
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ICBF Beef Breeding Journal 2015-16 Table 4: continued... Limousin Rank Brd
ID
Country of Origin
Parthenaise Name
Pedigree Rank Brd Calves
ID
Country of Origin
Name
1
LM ADX
IRL
ARDLEA DAN
286
1
PT FR7968770729
FRA
BUFFALO
17
2
LM S511
GBR
FIELDSON ALFY
243
2
PT IE141855150222
IRL
FIANNA HERD CAJOU
17
3
LM WGE
GBR
WILODGE CERBERUS
243
3
PT LRY
IRL
LISNAGRANCHY CARLO
14
4
LM TVR
IRL
ELITE FOREVER BRILL ET
241
4
PT S1416
FRA
BALTO
13
5
LM HCF
GBR
HALTCLIFFE DANCER
210
5
PT FR8605115150
FRA
AZIMUT
12
6
LM MBP
IRL
MILBROOK DARTANGAN ET
175
6
PT FR8609389829
FRA
FANFARON
12
7
LM GWO
IRL
CASTLEVIEW GRINGO ET
153
7
PT TPL
FRA
TI LAPIN
10
8
LM S1421
GBR
AMPERTAINE FOREMAN
149
8
PT IE241096770499
IRL
GALTEE GLADIATOR
10
9
LM ONI
FRA
ON-DIT
138
9
PT S1477
IRL
DRUMCULLEN BRENDAN
9
10
LM OZS
FRA
OZEUS
134
10
PT IE221002131279
IRL
BOLEY HOUSE GUY
Total
1972
Total
123
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
22%
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
40%
Salers Rank Brd
ID
Country of Origin
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Simmental Name
Pedigree Rank Brd Calves
ID
Country of Origin
Name
Pedigree Calves
1
SA S827
FRA
VARIEGEOIS
42
1
SI APZ
IRL
CURAHEEN APOSTLE ET
202
2
SA FR1933470315
FRA
EDMOND (FR 13)
35
2
SI CQA
IRL
CURAHEEN VIO (ET)
118
3
SA S1209
FRA
BRONSON
33
3
SI KFY
GBR
KILBRIDE FARM NEWRY
70
4
SA PZB
FRA
BONAPARTE
30
4
SI ZBF
IRL
CURAHEEN BOSSMAN
68
5
SA FR6345807884
FRA
CHARLEMAGN (FR 07)
26
5
SI ISL
GBR
ISLAVALE CRACKER 11
63
6
SA GQZ
FRA
GAROU
24
6
SI S1144
IRL
CURAHEEN WAKEMAN (ET)
57
7
SA FR1526337733
FRA
BURON (FR 07)
21
7
SI KEZ
GBR
KEELDRUM CAPONE 11
52
8
SA KKB
IRL
BALLYMACKEOGH LUCAS
20
8
SI SEV
IRL
SEAVIEW TOMMY
50
9
SA FR4310000053
FRA
GAVROCHE (FR 12)
19
9
SI S699
GBR
BANWY T-REX
36
10
SA IE371214671136
IRL
KNOTTOWN LEO
18
10
SI AYX
IRL
ANATRIM BODYBUILDER
36
Total
268
Total
752
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
33%
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
33%
Piedmontese Rank Brd
ID
Country of Origin
Shorthorn Name
Pedigree Rank Brd Calves
ID
Country of Origin
Name
Pedigree Calves
1
PI IE251358610611
IRL
KILCOURSEY FRED
34
1
SH CZB
IRL
CREAGA DICE (P)(ROAN)
72
2
PI IE331404590178
IRL
ATHLOMON I-KRIPPER
34
2
SH SBU
IRL
SLIABHBHUI PRINCE 2ND
68
3
PI IE331411680726
IRL
CLOUGHSAN HOMER
20
3
SH S1498
AUS
SPRYS PATENTS ACE G38 (P)
46
4
PI IE331411650707
IRL
CLOUGHSAN GORDON
19
4
SH PZT
AUS
PAINTEARTH RAMA 53U (P)
35
5
PI IE331411690784
IRL
CLOUGHSAN INDIGO
15
5
SH SFT
IRL
SEAFIELD TITAN (RO)
32
6
PI IE331411610769
IRL
CLOUGHSAN INSPECTOR
12
6
SH KKJ
IRL
KILKELLY MAJOR
22
7
PI IE211106090016
IRL
KILREE GRINGO
11
7
SH IE272057390145
IRL
GLANN THOMAS (RO)
18
8
PI IE331411620729
IRL
CLOUGHSAN HARVEY
7
8
SH IE181867450249
IRL
CREAGA FLASH (RED) P
17
9
PI IE201121540338
IRL
BALLYCAGHAN ENZO
6
9
SH IE241198690216
IRL
BALLYART PATENT (RO)
17
10
PI IT004990344039
ITA
OLIMPO
6
10
SH UK904201202683
GBR
UPPERMILL MADDISON (P)
17
Total
164
Total
344
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
76%
% of all 2014 born pedigree calves
29%
Table 4 summary: • The proportion of calves sired by the top 10 most popular bulls varies across the various beef breeds. • On average, across all of the breeds, the 10 most popular bulls sired 37% of the pedigree calves.
‘On average, about 37% of a breed’s pedigree calf crop is sired by just 10 Bulls.’ 9
Pedigree Calves
ICBF Beef Breeding Journal 2015-16 % of 2014 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by the 10 most popular sires in each breed
BELOW: ‘Charbeck Glenn’ – Most popular Sire of Pedigree Blonde d’Aquitaine calves in Ireland in 2014 (Glenwood Blondes).
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10
Avg
Simmental
Saler
Shorthorn
Piedmontese
Parthenaise
Hereford
Limousin
B.Blue
Charolais
Blonde
Angus
19% 42% 54% 46% 27% 21% 22% 40% 76% 33% 29% 33% 37%
Aubrac
0 %
Graph 6: Percentage of 2014 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by the 10 most popular sires in each breed.
54% of pedigree Blonde d’Aquitaine calves born in 2014 were sired by 10 bulls.
Dams – Countries of Origin Countries of origin for Dams of Beef Pedigree* Calves born in 2014 Simmental
Pedigree Calf Totals by Dam Origin
% of Totals
Shorthorn
Saler
Piedmontese
Parthenaise
Limousin
Hereford
Charolais
B.Blue
Blonde
Aubrac
Origin of Dams
Angus
Numbers of Pedigree Calves
2
2
0.005%
3
0.005%
2
0.005%
7
0.02%
541
1.5%
19
0.05%
42
0.10%
542
1.5%
Austria Belgium Canada
2
1
2
Denmark
6
France
64
2
1
68
185
71
151
Germany
19
Italy UK Ireland Pedigree Calf Totals by Breed
42 82
1
44
32
103
6648
386
307
393
6732
451
353
427
25
143
1
4
13
42
52
8470 3610 8482
237
170
648
1135 3413 33899 96.0%
8641 3641 8811
309
216
812
1177 3487 35057 100.0%
*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 100% of the same breed and has a name.
Table 5: Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2014 - analysed by breed & by country of Origin of Dam. Table 5 summary: • Not surprisingly, 96% of all the dams of pedigree beef calves born in 2014 are Irish. • The majority of the foreign pedigree dams come from the UK and France with the remainder coming from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany & Italy (Graph 7).
‘Only 4% of the Dam’s of Irish Pedigree beef calves were themselves imported into Ireland.’
Countries of origin for Dams of 2014 born pedigree calves 100 80 60 40 20 0 %
France
UK
Ireland
6 Other Countries
1.5%
1.5%
96%
1%
Graph 7: Distribution of Countries of origin for the Dams of the 2014 born pedigree calves.
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ET – Embryo Transfer Calves Number of Pedigree ET Calves born in 2014 % of 2014 calves ET Calves
AA
BB
CH
HE
LM
PT
SA
SH
SI
Avg
0.1%
43%
5%
1%
4%
4%
1%
0.5%
4%
3%
11
182
425
33
376
12
9
7
80
1135
Table 6: Numbers of ET (Embryo Transfer) Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2014. Table 6 summary: • 1135 Embryo Transfer Pedigree beef calves were born in 2014 which represents 3% of the total pedigree calf crop. • ET calves in the Belgian Blue breed account for 43% of their 2014 calf crop. ET calves make up no more than 5% of any other breed’s calf crops (Graph 8).
Countries of origin for Dams of 2014 born pedigree calves 50 40 30 20 10 0
AA
BB
CH
HE
LM
PT
SA
SH
SI
Avg.
% of 2014 calves 0.1%
43%
5%
1%
4%
4%
1%
0.5%
4%
3%
Graph 8: % of ET Calves in each breed’s 2014 pedigree calf crop
GJB Most popular Sire of Pedigree Angus calves in 2014.
Despagnou Most Popular AI Sire of Pedigree Aubrac calves in 2014.
‘ET calves in the Belgian Blue breed account for 43% of their 2014 calf crop. ET calves make up no more than 5% of any other breed’s calf crop.’ 11
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Aneto Most popular AI Sire of Pedigree Blonde d’Aquitaine calves in 2014.
Kilowatt d’Ochain (S1217) - Most popular Sire of Pedigree Belgian Blue calves in 2014.
Lisnagre Elite’ (LGL) – Most popular Sire of Pedigree Charolais calves in 2014.
Gouldingpoll 1 Superduty Most popular Sire of Pedigree Hereford calves in 2014.
Ardlea Dan Most popular Sire of Pedigree Limousin calves in 2014.
LRY Most popular AI Sire of Pedigree Parthenaise calves in 2014.
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Variegois (S827) - Most populat sire of pedigree Saler calves in Ireland in 2014.
Curaheen Apostle (APZ) – the most popular sire of Pedigree Simmental calves in 2014.
Falcao Sire of ‘Kilcoursey Fred’ – Most popular Sire of Pedigree Piedmontese calves in 2014.
Speciality/Rare breeds Statistics 2014 Breeds
Origin
Bazadaise
Creaga Dice’ ‘CZB’, the most popular Sire of Pedigree Shorthorn calves in 2014. Numbers of Speciality/Rare Pedigree registered calves born in 2014
Breeders
Calves
700
UK
3
1
600
Belted Galloway
UK
50
145
Dexter
Ireland
110
650
300
Highland
UK
25
85
200
Irish Maol
UK
60
101
500 400
100
Speckled Park
Canada
13
72
264
1077
Total
Table 7: Numbers of speciality/rare pedigree registered calves born in 2014 together with the number of breeders.
13
72
15
8
1
Bazadais
15
85
Longhorn
2
101
Romagnola
Italy
145
Speckled Park
Romagnola
650
Highland
8
Irish Maol
1
Belted Galloway
UK
Dexter
Longhorn
0 2014 calves
Graph 9: Numbers of speciality/rare pedigree calves born in 2014.
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Ballylough Warrior (WRO) - Speckled Park AI Sire (Bova AI).
Whitepool McCoy (GA2042) - Belted Galloway AI Sire (Bova AI)
Unno Romagnola AI Sire.
Newbridge Darragh (NBD) – Irish Moiled AI Sire (Bova AI)
Oldstone Bambi (S685) – Dexter AI Sire (Dovea AI)
Arkle of Ousdale (AOD) – Highland AI Sire
14
15
Beef
Sire Breed
9,359
Dam Breed Totals 114,794
382
30
RB - Rotbunt
1
8
-
11
314
33
1,736
6
MY - MRI
Other
68
MO - Montbeliarde
1,918
FR - Holstein/Friesian 55
3,849
SI - Simmental
JE - Jersey
1,050
SH - Shorthorn
99
2,596
936
29,186
LM - Limousin
SA - Saler
126
4,448
HE - Hereford
1,746
6
1
25
7
258
7,332
992
1,344
54,950
2,804
49,765 212,220
1,173
5
3
19
3
639
1,809
394
412
19,848
1,079
13,924 127,226
2,132
29,611
CH - Charolais
4,952
5,407
1,138
1,302
9,275
CH
903
321 4,147
BB
2,198
3,803
602
37,496
BA
BB - Belgian Blue
BA - Blonde d'Aquitaine
AA - Angus
AA
Beef
4,331
95,453
17,829
2,413
14,579
LM
4,386
10
5
69
14
939
10,268
1,299
1,852
82,429 313,345
904
15
13
27
14
1,148
3,616
574
551
24,217 159,898
17,720
23,047
2,293
444
7,846
HE
383
1
3
2
2
54
514
75
3,550
3,745
230
6,275
583
149
681
SA
16,247
Dam Breed
SI
11,601
25,570
904
174,730
12,488
3,039
2,165
55,412
1,279
21
12
95
6
35,311
1,624
10,075
8
316
119
54
2,287 2,196
5,300
21,356
122
158
48
727
1,767
212
424
27
3,365
JE
14,561
863 666,410
21,018
577
770
31,418
2,499 115,987
35,661
3,601
779
FR
31,337 104,290 1,097,741
455
34
16
41
21
1,273
1,198
6,273
310
6,716
1,633
8,977
1,023
148
3,219 5,691
SH
Table 8: Total numbers of calves born in Ireland in 2014 - analysed by Breed of Sire & Dam
Dairy
Total calf births in 2014 Summary
21,599
484
201
34
3,706
143
5,499
774
110
145
2,924
2,337
1,313
1,165
82
2,682
MO
Dairy
2,937
88
46
658
19
14
735
117
59
10
235
313
123
115
6
399
MY
9,273
219
1,982
190
94
158
2,901
231
64
107
619
909
187
219
16
1,377
RB
69,086
10,183
64,173
15,099
12,502
34,001
4,829
1,280
6,598
20,904
30,401 2,131,048
9,067
163
14
84
606
7,762 711,766
523
402
203
3,417 395,908
1,516 157,699
2,180 357,922
964
210
3,290 269,098
Other
Sire Breed Totals
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Beef Sired calves from Beef & Dairy Herds Total numbers of calves sired by beef bulls - born in 2014 Breed of Beef Sire AA
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
Total
Nbr of Calves
269,098
10,183
69,086
357,922
157,699
395,908
12,502
15,099
64,173
1,351,670
% of Total
20%
1%
5%
26%
12%
29%
1%
1%
5%
Table 9: Total numbers of pedigree & commercial calves sired by the main Sire breeds in 2014 Table 9 summary: • 97% of all beef sired calves born in Ireland come from 6 breeds: Charolais, Limousin, Angus, Hereford, Belgian Blue & Simmental (Graph 10). • Limousin, Charolais and Angus sires account for 75% of the beef sired calves born in 2014.
Proportion of calves sired by beef bulls – born in 2014 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
% of AA Total 20%
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
1%
5%
26%
12%
29%
1%
1%
5%
Graph 10: Proportion of calves sired by the main Beef Sire breeds in 2014 – out of both beef and dairy cows.
Blonde x Friesian, ‘Castlecoote Alex’ (CDK) sired cow with her Belgian blue ‘AJY’ sired calf in the herd of Jeremiah Twomey, Donoughmore, Co.Cork.
‘Limousin, Charolais & Angus account for 75% of the beef sired calves born in 2014.’ 16
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Beef Sired calves from Beef Herds Total numbers of Beef Sired calves out of the beef herd - born in 2014 Breed of Beef Sire AA
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
Total
Nbr of Calves
83,255
8,938
40,629
342,306
34,870
332,574
9,824
11,267
49,918
913,581
% of Total
9%
1%
4%
38%
4%
36%
1%
1%
6%
Table 10: Total numbers of Beef Sired calves out of the beef herd in 2014. Table 10 summary: • Charolais is the number one breed of sire in Irish suckler herds – siring 38% (342,306) of all beef calves born in 2014 (Graph 11). • Limousin follows very closely with 332,574 calves sired by Limousin bulls in 2014.
Proportion of Beef sired calves out of beef cows – 2014 40
30
20
10
0 % of Total
AA
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
9%
1%
4%
38%
4%
36%
1%
1%
6%
Graph 11: Proportion of Beef sired calves out of beef cows in 2014.
Charolais AI Sire Fiston (FSZ)
Trend in Beef sired calves from the Beef herd 20132014 4000 2000 0 Calves
-2000
AA
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
-4000 -6000 -8000 -10000
Graph 12: Trend in Beef sired calves from the Beef herd (2013-2014)..
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‘Charolais is the number 1 breed of beef sire in Irish beef herds siring 38% of all beef calves born in 2014.’
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Beef Sired calves from Dairy Herds Total numbers of Beef Sired calves out of the dairy herd - born in 2014 Breed of Beef Sire AA
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
Total
Nbr of Calves
185,843
1,245
28,457
15,616
122,829
63,334
2,678
3,832
14,255
438,089
% of Total
42%
0.2%
7%
4%
28%
14%
0.6%
1%
3.0%
Table 11: Total numbers of Beef Sired calves out of the dairy herd in 2014. Table 11 summary: • Angus is the number one breed of beef sire in Irish dairy herds – siring 42% (185,843) of all beef calves born in 2014 (Graph 12). • Hereford is the next most popular beef breed used in dairy herds with 122,829 calves born in 2014 with a Hereford sire. Proportion of Beef Sired Calves out of Dairy Cows 2014 40
30
20
10
0
% of AA Total 42%
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
0.2%
7%
4%
28%
14%
0.6%
1%
3%
Graph 13: Proportion of Beef sired calves out of dairy cows in 2014.
Angus AI Sire Dunlouise Jipsey Knight K359 (JYK)
Trend in Beef sired calves from the Dairy herd 20132014 40000 35000 30000
Calves
25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0
AA
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
Graph 14: Trend in Beef sired calves from the Dairy herd (2013-2014).
‘Angus is the number 1 breed of beef sire in Irish dairy herds siring 42% of all beef calves born in 2014.’
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Total numbers of calves out of Beef Cows - born in 2014 Breed of Beef Dam AA
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
Total
Nbr of Calves
114,794
9,359
49,765
212,220
82,429
313,345
16,247
31,337
104,290
933,786
% of Total
12%
1%
5%
23%
9%
34%
2%
3%
11%
Table 12: Total numbers of pedigree & commercial beef calves born in 2014 by breed of Dam. Table 12 summary: • Limousin is the number 1 breed of beef cow in Ireland with 34% of all beef calvings in 2014 being from Limousin cows. • Almost 90% of beef calves born in Ireland come from 5 breeds of Dam: Charolais, Limousin, Angus, Hereford & Simmental (Graph 12).
Proportion of calves out of beef cows – born in 2014 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
% of AA Total 12%
BA
BB
CH
HE
LM
SA
SH
SI
1%
5%
23%
9%
34%
2%
3%
11%
Graph 15: Proportion of calves born in 2014 by Breed of Dam.
Brendan Hanley, Keelogues, Edgeworthstown, Co.Longford with his limousin heifer ‘Keeltown Freda
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AI & Stockbull Usage in the National Herd – 2014 Calves from the Beef Herd - Sire type 2014
0.15%
0.24%
Dairy Stockbulls
Sire Type Dairy AI Sires Dairy Stockbulls
Number of Sires Number of Calves 439
2,272
Dairy AI Sires
% 0.24%
671
1,416
0.15%
Beef AI Sires
1,772
177,313
19%
Beef Stockbulls
38,808
554,761
60%
21%
19%
Unknown Sire Type
Beef AI Sires
60% Beef Stockbulls
Unknown Sire Type
-
Total Beef Cow Calvings
197,391
21%
933,786
Table 13: An analysis of the proportion of calves out of beef cows that were sired by AI Sires and Stockbulls in 2014. (Pie Chart 1).
Pie Chart 1: Proportion of calves out of beef cows that were sired by AI Sires and Stockbulls in 2014.
Table 13 summary: • Allowing for unknown sires – approximately 20-25% of beef calves were sired by Beef AI Sires. • Approximately 60-70% of beef calves were sired by Beef Stockbulls.
Calves from the Dairy Herd - Sire type 2014 Sire Type
Number of Sires Number of Calves
%
Dairy AI Sires
3726
469,728
40%
Dairy Stockbulls
6796
128,913
11%
Beef AI Sires
1097
66,270
6%
Beef Stockbulls
9862
60% 122,134 Beef Stockbulls
11%
379,816
32%
32%
Unknown Sire Type Total Dairy Cow Calvings
-
Unknown Sire Type
40% Dairy AI Sires
11% Beef Stockbulls
6%
11%
Beef AI Sires
Dairy Stockbulls
1,166,861
Table 14: An analysis of the proportion of calves out of dairy cows that were Pie Chart 2: Proportion of calves out of dairy cows that were sired by AI Sires and sired by AI Sires and Stockbulls in 2014. (Pie Chart 2). Stockbulls in 2014. Table 14 summary: • Allowing for unknown sires – approximately 40-50% of dairy calves were sired by Dairy AI Sires. • Approximately 5-10% were sired by Beef AI Sires. • Approximately 10-20% were sired by Dairy Stockbulls and another 10-20% were sired by Beef Stockbulls.
‘20-25% of calves out of beef cows were sired by Beef AI Sires in 2014.’ ‘40-50% of calves out of dairy cows were sired by Dairy AI Sires in 2014.’ 20
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2014 Inseminations - Dairy v Beef Sire Type
2014 Inseminations DIY v Technician
Number of Sires Number of Calves
Count
%
Count
%
DIY
265,241
28%
Dairy Inseminations
656,581
70%
Technician
681,573
72%
Beef Inseminations
290,233
30%
Total Inseminations
946,814
Insemination Type
Table 15: Number of Beef & Dairy inseminations recorded on the ICBF database in 2014
946,814
Table 16: Breakdown of the number of DIY v Technician inseminations recorded on the ICBF database in 2014.
(Note:A certain amount of inseminations are not recorded on the ICBF database (Non Handheld recorded & some DIY inseminations).
29%
30%
Foreign AI Sires
Beef Inseminations
70%
71%
Dairy Inseminations
Irish AI Sires
Pie Chart 3: Dairy & Beef Inseminations distribution - 2014
Pie Chart 4: Proportion of 2014 Dairy Inseminations that were to Irish bred v Foreign AI bulls.
2014 Dairy Inseminations - Irish v Foreign AI Bulls Sire Type
Count
%
Foreign AI Sires
187,812
29%
Irish AI Sires
468,825
71%
Table 17: Breakdown of 2014 Dairy Inseminations – Irish bred v Foreign AI Bulls.
53%
47%
Irish AI Sires
Foreign AI Sires
2014 Beef Inseminations – Irish v Foreign AI Bulls Count
%
Foreign AI Sires
136,941
47%
Irish AI Sires
153,239
53%
Pie Chart 5: Proportion of 2014 Beef Inseminations that were to Irish bred v Foreign AI bulls.
Table 18: Breakdown of 2014 Beef Inseminations – Irish bred v Foreign AI Bulls. (Pie Chart 5)
‘Approximately 70% of all inseminations in 2014 were to Dairy AI Sires & the remainder were to Beef AI Sires.’ ‘71% of all Dairy inseminations in 2014 were to AI Sires that were born in Ireland.’ 21
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AI Straws in liquid nitrogen
2014 Inseminations by Breed of Bull
‘Nippur’ (NPP) – a French bred Charolais AI Sire who is located in France but who sired 3529 calves here in Ireland in 2014
Count
%
Holstein
538,366
57%
Angus
76,730
8%
Friesian
73,767
8%
Breed
Limousin
62,915
7%
Blue
46,050
Hereford
44,956
Charolais
Breed
2014 Inseminations by breed of cow Count
%
Holstein & Friesian
735,925
78%
5%
Limousin
47,649
5%
5%
Jersey
38,684
4%
35,995
4%
Charolais
28,438
3%
Jersey
30,688
3%
Angus
16,957
2%
Simmental
12,295
1%
Simmental
16,164
2%
Norwegian Red
5,002
1%
Hereford
12,911
1%
Shorthorn
3,660
0.39%
Norwegian Red
11,525
1%
Saler
3,521
0.37%
Blue
9,334
1%
Montbeliarde
3,243
0.34%
Montbeliarde
9,064
1%
Ayrshire
2,062
0.21%
Shorthorn
5,236
1%
Parthenaise
1,801
0.19%
Rotbunt
3,827
0.40%
MRI
1,763
0.18%
Saler
2,502
0.26%
Blonde
1,044
0.11%
MRI
1,362
0.14%
Aubrac
634
0.06%
Blonde
1,335
0.14%
Speckled Park
507
0.05%
Swedish Red
1,219
0.13%
Brown Swiss
379
0.04%
Parthenaise
858
0.09%
Swedish Red
363
0.03%
Ayrshire
853
0.09%
Normande
191
0.02%
Aubrac
688
0.07%
Piedmontese
182
0.01%
Brown Swiss
573
0.06%
Galloway
112
0.01%
Normande
297
0.03%
Kerry
107
0.01%
Kerry
182
0.02%
Wagyu
102
0.01%
Piedmontese
169
0.02%
Table 19: 2014 Inseminations by breed of bull
Table 20: 2014 Inseminations by breed of dam
Note: The insemination figures quoted should not be taken as absolute totals. A certain number of inseminations are not recorded on the ICBF database (Non Handheld recorded & some DIY inseminations).
‘53% of all Beef inseminations in 2014 were to AI Sires that were born in Ireland.’ 22
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Most Popular Beef AI Sires in Suckler Herds - 2014 Angus Rank ID
Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
KYA GJB JGY MLJ FPI ZFL SYT
CORNAMUCKLA LORD HARDY K222 GOULDING JUMBO KING K436 ET JESANA GALAXY MOGEELY JOE H979 FRIARSTOWN IDEAL PETE K202 ET LISDUFF DANDY K895 SANDYLANE TADGH
8
TQL TEMPLEQUAIN LORD JAKE K798
9 RGZ TUBRIDMORE GIZMO E.T. (ET) 10 ZLT BIRCHES LITTLEMAN L923
Belgian Blue Calves Owner Rank ID 2655 2475 1468 864 788 758 674
NCBC NCBC NCBC Dovea NCBC Dovea Bova
616
Dovea
576 562
NCBC Dovea
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Name
STQ BBQ AJY DBZ AZL RWS DEP
SULTAN 0580 BALLYFIN BORAT (ET) ADAJIO DE BRAY MANITOU DE BELLE EAU ROSS ALO (ET) ROSEMOUNT CASH ET DESPOTE DE L'EAU D'EPPE MASERATI VAN DE 8 VDV VLOEIKENSHOEVE 9 SFL DU STORDEUR FLANEUR 10 BYU BLAK 5075 BATY EPRAVE
Hereford Rank ID
Name
1 2
GZS GOULDINGPOLL 1 SUPERDUTY ET KSG KILSUNNY GOLIATH DOREPOLL 1 93N 3 DPS TRANSATLANTIC 4 GSQ GLASLOUGH ESQUIRE 5 FRZ SOLPOLL 1 FERRARI 6 SPL SOLPOLL 1 HANDSOME HYC 7 GCT GOULDINGPOLL 1 CAPTAIN 8 CRP CARHUEFREE PRINCE 9 LTX LISRACE LIBERATOR IV 10 GPZ GROUSEHALLPOLL 1 PREMIER (ET)
Charolais Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
Calves Owner
2785 1542 1467 940 878 727 670
NCBC Dovea NCBC NCBC NCBC NCBC NCBC
1 LGL LISNAGRE ELITE (ET) 2 NPP NIPPUR 3 FSZ FISTON 4 MZT MOZART 5 RHI ROUNDHILL DOC 1068 (ET) 6 FWO FLEETWOOD 7 LZF CAVELANDS FENIAN
9231 3529 2718 1987 1551 1496 1465
NCBC NCBC NCBC NCBC Dovea NCBC NCBC
637
Dovea
8
1290
Dovea
553 371
Bova NCBC
9 MVO MANDELA VERON (ET) 10 LSP LISCALLY ETI (ET)
1288 1249
NCBC Dovea
CXY CLOVERFIELD EXCELENT
Limousin Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
Simmental Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
Calves Owner
634 428
NCBC Dovea
1 HCA HAUTECLAIR 2 ADX ARDLEA DAN
9027 6714
NCBC NCBC
1 2
APZ CURAHEEN APOSTLE ET SEV SEAVIEW TOMMY
3719 888
NCBC Dovea
416
NCBC
3 RHF ROUNDHILL DARA 1069
4460
Dovea
3
ZBF CURAHEEN BOSSMAN
838
NCBC
4232 3278 3228 3213 1842 1535 1448
NCBC 4 Dovea 5 Dovea 6 NCBC 7 NCBC 8 NCBC 9 Dovea 10
DRU CQA TBE QCD KEZ ISL IS4
692 490 436 330 326 273 260
Dovea Eurogene Bova Dovea NCBC Dovea NCBC
333 Dovea 4 332 ABS 5 174 NCBC 6 156 Dovea 7 122 NCBC 8 107 Eurogene 9 104 NCBC 10
OZS MBP CWI AHZ TVR GWO KJB
OZEUS MILBROOK DARTANGAN ET CASTLEVIEW CASINO (ET) ACHILE ELITE FOREVER BRILL ET CASTLEVIEW GRINGO ET BROOKLANDS F0959
DERROUGH SAMUAL CURAHEEN VIO (ET) DELFUR T-BONE CLOONDROON CALLING KEELDRUM CAPONE 11 ISLAVALE CRACKER 11 SEEPA TEE JAY
Most Popular Beef AI Sires in Dairy Herds - 2014 Angus Rank ID 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
KYA JGY GJB ZLT RGZ WAO KTG MKP JYK TLZ
Name CORNAMUCKLA LORD HARDY K222 JESANA GALAXY GOULDING JUMBO KING K436 ET BIRCHES LITTLEMAN L923 TUBRIDMORE GIZMO E.T. (ET) WOODVALE TOTAL G616 KEELTIES GALLIANO PORTAUNS MIKE K417 DUNLOUISE JIPSEY KNIGHT K359 TONROE LORD IAN G263
Belgian Blue Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
6431 NCBC 1 DBZ MANITOU DE BELLE EAU 4481 NCBC 2 BBQ BALLYFIN BORAT (ET) 1495 NCBC 3 VAP VALENTIN 2235 PAPILLON 1343 Dovea 4 CFU CONCERT DU BLOFAGNU 1248 NCBC 5 SZS SATYRE DE SOMME 1044 Eurog/LIC 6 FTK MESSAGER DE FOOZ 735 Dovea 7 VSM VENEUR DE SOMME 697 Dovea 8 STQ SULTAN 0580 686 Eurog/LIC 9 BZP BALLYFIN DESPERADO ET 571 Dovea 10 ATG UNITAIRE D ARGENTON
Hereford Rank ID 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name
FRZ SOLPOLL 1 FERRARI GOULDINGPOLL 1 GZS SUPERDUTY ET SPL SOLPOLL 1 HANDSOME HYC DOREPOLL 1 93N DPS TRANSATLANTIC KSG KILSUNNY GOLIATH GSQ GLASLOUGH ESQUIRE LTX LISRACE LIBERATOR IV GPZ GROUSEHALLPOLL 1 PREMIER (ET) CRP CARHUEFREE PRINCE MRU MEILTRON LEISURE
Charolais Calves Owner Rank ID 4307 NCBC 1 NPP 2289 Dovea 2 OSI 1374 NCBC 3 LGL 1323 NCBC 4 MZT 715 Eurog/LIC 5 RHI 690 NCBC 6 HWN 686 NCBC 7 KFC 558 NCBC 8 PTE 385 Dovea 9 TUT 310 NCBC 10 FWO
Limousin Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
Calves Owner NCBC Dovea NCBC NCBC Dovea NCBC Dovea NCBC Eurog/LIC NCBC
Simmental Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
Calves Owner
2495
ABS
1 HCA HAUTECLAIR
1593
NCBC
1
APZ CURAHEEN APOSTLE ET
412
NCBC
1582
NCBC
2 RHF ROUNDHILL DARA 1069
1192
Dovea
2
DRU DERROUGH SAMUAL
149
Dovea
1539
NCBC
3 AHZ ACHILE
488
NCBC
3
SEV SEAVIEW TOMMY
116
Dovea
1225
NCBC
4 ADX ARDLEA DAN
328
NCBC
4
HKG HILLCREST KING
69
NCBC
63 52 44 40 40 40
Dovea Dovea NCBC NCBC Bova NCBC
1131 Dovea 5 OZS OZEUS 1016 Dovea 6 CWI CASTLEVIEW CASINO (ET) 811 Eurog/LIC 7 ODZ ODERIM 624 NCBC 8 MBP MILBROOK DARTANGAN ET 508 NCBC 9 KJB BROOKLANDS F0959 238 NCBC 10 ROX ROCKY
290 NCBC 5 210 Dovea 6 172 Eurog/LIC 7 107 Dovea 8 104 Dovea 9 93 NCBC 10
Table 21: The most popular Beef AI Sires in Suckler & Dairy Herds in 2014
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Name
NIPPUR 287 OLDGRANGE SINDURAIN 223 LISNAGRE ELITE (ET) 89 MOZART 89 ROUNDHILL DOC 1068 (ET) 74 HOLLOWTREE NICKOLAS 56 KNOCKANE FLARE 53 PIRATE 43 THRUNTON NOSTRADAMUS 34 FLEETWOOD 30
S1025 GS WILHELM ROE MONESS ROSCOE ZBF CURAHEEN BOSSMAN AS12 PLANET TBE DELFUR T-BONE IS4 SEEPA TEE JAY
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KYA Most popular AI Sire of Angus calves in Beef & Dairy Herds in 2014.
STQ Most popular AI Sire of Belgian Blue calves in Suckler Herds 2014.
LGL Most popular AI Sire of Charolais calves in Suckler Herds in 2014.
FRZ Most popular AI Sire of Hereford calves in Dairy Herds in 2014.
HCA Most popular AI Sire of Limousin calves in Suckler & Dairy Herds in 2014.
APZ Most popular AI Sire of Simmental calves in Suckler & Dairy Herds in 2014.
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Dairy Breeds Statistics 2014 Numbers of Pedigree Calves Origin of Sires
Holstein
Friesian
Jersey
Montbeliarde
Pedigree Calf Totals by Sire Origin
% of Totals
Australia
37
37
0.07%
Belgium
2
2
0.00%
Czech. Rep
10
10
0.02%
Canada
1,789
25
1,814
4%
Denmark
629
175
804
2%
Finland
10
10
0.02%
France
962
1364
3%
1,179
2%
25,564
53%
1,578
3%
3,933
8%
608
1%
402
Germany
1,099
80
Ireland
24,397
1,086
Italy
1,578
Netherlands
3,370
New Zealand
388
Sweden
157
157
0.30%
3
3
0.01%
34
2,434
5%
34
8,637
18%
Switzerland
44
37
563 220
UK
1,891
509
USA
8,603
Pedigree Calf Totals by Breed
44,925
2,239
532
439
% of main Pedigree Dairy Breeds
93%
5%
1%
1%
48,135
(*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 87.5% of the same breed and has a name. Friesians are at least 87.5% Friesian and Holsteins are all remaining HO/FR calves with a name.)
Table 22: Numbers of Dairy Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2014 – analysed by breed & by country of Origin of Sire.
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Calves
Proportion of 2014 Pedigree Dairy calves born by Breed 50000 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 % of Total
Countries of origin for sires of 2014 born pedigree dairy calves 60 50 40 30 20 10
HO
FR
JE
MO
44,925
2,239
532
439
Graph 16: Proportion of Pedigree dairy calves born in each breed in 2014.
0 Series 1
Ireland 53%
USA Netherlands
UK
Canada
18%
5%
4%
8%
11 Other Countries 12%
Graph 17: Distribution of Countries of origin for the Sires of the 2014 born pedigree dairy calves.
Dairy Sired calves from the Dairy Herd Total numbers of Dairy Sired calves out of the dairy herd - born in 2014 Breed of Dairy Sire HF
JE
MO
MY
RB
Nbr of Calves
704,663
20,782
6,244
1,220
4,707
% of Total
93%
3%
1%
0.16%
0.62%
Table 23: Total numbers of dairy sired calves out of the dairy herd. Proportion of Dairy Sired Calves out of Dairy Cows – 2014 100 80 60 40 20 0 % of Total
HF
JE
MO
MY
RB
93%
3%
1%
0.16%
0.62%
Graph 18: Proportion of Dairy sired calves out of dairy cows in 2014.
Holstein AI Sire O-Bee Manfred Justice (OJI)
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Most Popular Dairy AI Sires in Dairy Herds - 2014 Holstein Rank ID 1
Name
Friesian Calves Owner Rank ID
LHZ (IG) LAURAGH EVERT
25175
NCBC
1
2 PBM (IG) BALLINABORTA PRIMO
18073
NCBC
16278
NCBC
4 HMY HIGHMOUNT KENNY
15984
5
ABO (IG) CASTLEBLAGH ODIE
11078
6
JKF (IG) DOONMANAGH FLT JACKO
7
DGC DUNGOURNEY CREMIN
Name
Name
Dovea
1
2 RVJ RAHEENARRAN BCG SOCHAR
4505
Dovea
2 OKM OKURA LIKA MURMUR S3J
1812
3 FAE (IG) FIRODA GRIETMAN
2603
NCBC
3
PKA PUKEROA TGM MANZELLO
1548
NCBC
NCBC
4 RHS RAHEENARRAN MEB SOCHAR
2551
NCBC
4
OKT OKURA LT INTEGRITY
851
Eurog/LIC
NCBC
5 ANY DOVEA ANDY
1543
Dovea
5 WZR WAIWIRA WARLORD
809
Eurog/LIC
8062
NCBC
6 LPW (IG) COOLEENBEE PIA WILL
1507
NCBC
6
PSQ PRIESTS SOLARIS-ET
724
Eurog/LIC
7517
Dovea
7 CZF CATLANE SPITFIRE
1505
NCBC
7
ZCD CRESCENT MAN DOMINIC S3J
622
NCBC
8 WDS WHINLEA DAN SUPERSONIC-ET 6974 Eurog/LIC 8 KJY KIRKBY JAYSON
1063
Dovea
8
LKQ LYNBROOK TGM TANGO S3J
493
Eurog/LIC
9
952
ABS
9 YMD MOODYS EXECUTIVE
459
Eurog/LIC
948
Dovea 10 TAJ TE ARANGA JP JUBILANT S3J
383
Eurog/LIC
KSK (IG) BALLYBRIDE SHERLOCK
BGJ BAGWORTH PF GRANDEUR S1F 6325 Eurog/LIC 9
10 ZPB BALLYOGAHA PHILIP
5839
Dovea
DQI DEANGATE QUENTIN
10 TMI TITTENSER MEINSE
Montbeliarde Rank ID 1
Name
HJT HILLSTAR LOT JESTER S3J
Calves Owner
7413
3
PZI PIET ADEMA 186
Jersey Calves Owner Rank ID
Norwegian Red Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
1885 Eurog/LIC NCBC
MRI Calves Owner Rank ID
Name
DUJ DOVEA JODUS
Calves Owner
ZKB BRINK
346
Dovea
1 BSJ BOSNES
1632
NCBC
1
112
Dovea
2 S811 URBANISTE
197
Dovea
2 EKE EIK
1473
Dovea
2 S911 THORGAL
93
Dovea
3
RLP RAPALLO
142
Dovea
3 VSK VELSVIK
482
NCBC
3 S1485 BIOM
53
Dovea
4
RZN REDON
133
Dovea
4 ZBR BRAUT
449
Dovea
4
52
Dovea
5
VAY VANTEY
86
Dovea
5 TUY TEERGAY ULSAKER LILY
175
NCBC
5 S824 MALBORIX
39
Dovea
6
VFL VALFIN JB 1569
Eurog/LIC 6 S1539 DE VINKENHOF BRUCE
SJD SUNNYSIDE DON
80
NCBC
6 TVK TINEGERAGH VSK 777
162
21
NCBC
7 S1475 BRANLY
77
Dovea
7 EGE EGGTROEN
137
Dovea
7 S1549 PRISMA
20
NCBC
8 S1313 BOURGUEIL
70
Dovea
8 RRV RAVN
108
NCBC
8 S1537 MELDON
18
NCBC
9
IIA INDIA
67
NCBC
9
106
NCBC
9 S1538 DE VINKENHOF ANNO
17
NCBC
10 AOA ADAMO JB
59
NCBC
10 TGK TINEGERAGH LEV 545
81
NCBC
10 S1198 DOMINIC
16
NCBC
KZI KNOCKROUR HGZ VIKING
Table 24: The most popular Dairy AI Sires in Dairy herds in 2014.
‘Lauragh CWJ Heather’ – The dam of ‘LHZ’ – the most popular Holstein AI Sire in Ireland in 2014.
‘PZI’ – The most popular Friesian AI Sire in Ireland in 2014.
‘HJT’ – The most popular Jersey AI Sire in Ireland in 2014.
‘ZKB’ – The most popular Montbeliarde AI Sire in Ireland in 2014.
‘BSJ’ – The most popular Norwegian Red AI Sire in Ireland in 2014.
‘DUJ’ – The most popular MRI AI Sire in Ireland in 2014.
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