Diamond GFO Aine, the dam of Diamond Anton, the second most used bull in 2019In the genes: The dam of the ICBF's 2019 top ranking bull - Nextgen PHC Eimer 557 - has yielded 8,079kg of milk in her fourth lactationA Holstein bull bred by Teagasc in Co Cork was the leading choice of farmers to breed high-yielding dairy progeny in 2019. Nextgen PHC Eimer 557 (FR2460), a son of Currihevern Rudolph (PHC), recorded 42,703 services to take first place on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) 2019 top dairy bull listings released last week. A second bull from the Next Generation herd came in at number eight on the listings. The second most used bull in 2019 was Diamond Anton (FR2239) at 42,561 services. The highest EBI bull on the listings for 2019 usage was another Co Kilkenny-bred bull, Ballygown Albert, from Seamus Knox's herd in Piltown.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2020 06:33 UTC