BDGP Eligibility

Durrus Boy · 13-10-2022 7:23pm #1

I was just killing a few minutes before an appointment and happened to glance at the recent Beef Eurostar report generated on 11/10/22. Got a bit of a nasty surprise as saw my percentage of eligible females dropped to 52% from 79% in the BDGP Eligibility report dated 08/11/22!!!

Goes to show how a simple proof run can feck things up with the deadline date fast approaching!! Over 20 eligible females were downgraded here for no obvious (to me) reason.

Just wanted to give a heads- up and see am I alone on this???

tanko · 13-10-2022 7:58pm

Did the number of eligible females you have reduce by twenty?

Durrus Boy · 13-10-2022 8:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119741127#Comment_119741127

Yep 21 females to be exact were downgraded!! Like w.t.f??!! Never saw a new evaluation cause such carnage!! Was just wondering if its just me or were other herds affected?

tanko · 13-10-2022 8:41pm

Surely there’s a mistake. I have two ZAG cows here born in 2016 which were 5 star when they got their first genomic evaluation in Autumn 2017, they are both 2 star cows now but they are qualifying cows in my herd for the BDGP scheme this month. They wouldn’t qualify in another herd if i sold them.

I can’t see how so many of your cows qualified as 4/5 star animals on their first genomic evaluation but don’t qualify now, what ages are these animals, are they cows or heifers?

My own number increased by 4 since August because 4 Spring 2021 born heifers i genotyped earlier this year are 5 star heifers.

kollegeknight · 14-10-2022 6:41am

The eligibility report is what matters. You can have cows genotyped at 5 stars and drop to 2 stars with “updated info” but still qualify for the scheme once they were 4star or above when genotyped.

I had a look there and in my case i need 7 for the scheme- day of eligibility report, I had 8 but today I’ve 7 as one of them have dropped. But for the scheme. I’ve still 8 eligible.

sonnybill · 16-10-2022 8:15pm

I got the boot for 2021/22 bdgp extension period over ai usage rule . Have joined bord Bia now in anticipation of the 2023 suckler carbon Efficiency scheme , anyone else done same?

Grueller · 16-10-2022 8:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119753703#Comment_119753703

Need to buy 4 with stars in the next fortnight. I'll not be joining the next scheme as I'm not willing to give sucklers another 5 year commitment

sonnybill · 16-10-2022 10:59pm

ive sold heifers here over the years and it used to kill the local auctioneer to call out that they were 5 star, I gave up in the end , no one seemed to care! Hope you get sorted

Grueller · 17-10-2022 11:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119753867#Comment_119753867

Thanks Sonnybill. I have a friend with 4 spare but he is a 150 km trek each way to collect them. He is offering a loan of them for the few days so transfer, collect, keep a week and deliver home. Easier just buy a few in the local mart.

Jb1989 · 17-10-2022 1:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119754228#Comment_119754228

Comes up on the board automatically now.

Plus an app is there notifying all bdgp elegible lots for all Marts every day they are on.

Jb1989 · 17-10-2022 1:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119755551#Comment_119755551

Change into herd on the 31st. Change back on the 1st. Leave them where they are.

Grueller · 17-10-2022 1:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119756164#Comment_119756164

Be afraid that would raise red flags for the friend.

Jb1989 · 17-10-2022 1:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119756167#Comment_119756167

Their word against his though. But I know your thinking.

Anto_Meath · 17-10-2022 2:51pm

Could you pick up 4 cull cows with 4 /5 stars between now and the end of the month, you could then kill them in November and have your money back. There is a lad beside me at that crack this last few years. He sold nearly all his sucklers a few years back and from July on he buys back in cull cows or some cows with calves at foot, all would 4 / 5 star, he does them well for the few months and then kills them all in November. He seems happy out at it, he used to be calving over 40 cows a year now he calves less than 10 and most of them are he purebred hobby ones.