LIC Ireland
Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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LIC Ireland is a dairy industry service provider based in Cahir, Ireland selling farm equipment & herd tech, testing & quality, automation & controls.
LIC Ireland is the Irish arm of LIC, a New Zealand farmer-owned cooperative. It supplies dairy genetics, including bulls, sexed and short gestation semen, and genomic bull teams, to Irish and European dairy farmers. Services include breeding advice, herd improvement solutions, genetic evaluation and farm management consultancy. Its products are distributed through Eurogene AI Services, and its office is in Cahir, County Tipperary.
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SGL Short Gestation Length semen
Bull semen
Semen from bulls selected for shorter gestation length, used at the tail end of mating to tighten the calving spread.
Sexed semen
Bull semen
Sexed semen for artificial insemination, used to generate a higher proportion of female (heifer) calves.
LIC Premier Club bulls
Bull genetics
Access programme to top LIC bulls for Irish farmers, launched in 2018.
The Forwards genomic bulls
Genomic bulls
Irish Bull Breeding Programme genomic bulls bred from high EBI cows and elite LIC genetics.
A2/A2 bulls
Bull genetics
Bull team from New Zealand used to breed A2/A2 cows; all LIC bulls are genetically tested for A1 and A2 status.
High Input Selection Index
Genetic selection index
Index helping Irish farmers select bulls whose daughters are profitable in intensive feeding systems.
Variable Milking Selection Index
Genetic selection index
Index to help farmers breed cows suited to variable milking systems.
HoofPrint index
Genetic selection index
Index ranking artificial insemination bulls on the predicted environmental efficiency of their offspring.
Sire Proving Scheme
Bull proving programme
Four-year programme proving daughter-tested bulls for artificial insemination.
NZ Animal Evaluation
Herd improvement service
Genetic evaluation service providing breeding values and Breeding Worth index for dairy animals, used by Irish farmers.
