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ICBF Genomic Testing

  • 11-02-2011 4:43pm
    #1
    jeff greene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 733 ✭✭✭


    New feature on the ICBF website where you can order tests on your youngstock, no milking cows yet. Two different tests 54k for €150 and 3k for €50 euro. Anyone know how detailed the result are? Are you going to use it?


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  • #2
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    jeff greene wrote: »
    New feature on the ICBF website where you can order tests on your youngstock, no milking cows yet. Two different tests 54k for €150 and 3k for €50 euro. Anyone know how detailed the result are? Are you going to use it?

    What do you think the advantages would be of having it done?
    maybe if i was in the business of selling bulls i consider it other than that i can't see any other advantage in doing it.


  • #3
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭stanflt


    funny man wrote: »
    What do you think the advantages would be of having it done?
    maybe if i was in the business of selling bulls i consider it other than that i can't see any other advantage in doing it.


    flushing cows. it will show up cows that could be better than you think

    we have already tested bulls and heifers-waiting on results-not through icbf


  • #4
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    flushing cows. it will show up cows that could be better than you think

    we have already tested bulls and heifers-waiting on results-not through icbf

    Is it an AI company thats doing the testing for it.


  • #5
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭stanflt


    funny man wrote: »
    Is it an AI company thats doing the testing for it.


    it is and its around the same price


  • #6
    jeff greene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 733 ✭✭✭jeff greene


    I was looking forward to this technology but I have my doubts now. If we are putting so much faith in Genomics why can’t we sent up samples from any animal regardless of pedigree, from my youngstock, only heifers from proven AI bulls can be done with the 3k test.
    I would like to test some of my maidens as they are from a stockbull with a minus EBI but a great pedigree and this years heifers from him are smashing, however they can only be tested 54K at €150

    Currently cows with own performance are not eligible for a genomic evaluation as further research is required to integrate this information – I taught the DNA would tell us how they would perform


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  • #7
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    jeff greene wrote: »
    I was looking forward to this technology but I have my doubts now. If we are putting so much faith in Genomics why can’t we sent up samples from any animal regardless of pedigree, from my youngstock, only heifers from proven AI bulls can be done with the 3k test.
    I would like to test some of my maidens as they are from a stockbull with a minus EBI but a great pedigree and this years heifers from him are smashing, however they can only be tested 54K at €150
    Currently cows with own performance are not eligible for a genomic evaluation as further research is required to integrate this information – I taught the DNA would tell us how they would perform
    DNA testing will only give a broad indication of the potential of the animal. Until the tests are further refined and proven then the reliability will be low for all results but it is a further step in the right direction


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