To explain the upcoming improvements that are being made to both the Terminal and the Replacement beef indexes, Teagasc Beef Enterprise Leader Paul Crosson, in Teagasc Grange, and Dr Margaret Kelleher from ICBF, are on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge. 

They discuss the changes being made and Margaret outlines how the replacement and terminal index have progressed over the past decade. 

Changes are needed to keep up with market prices as it is eight years since it has been updated. There are also new traits added to increase genetic gain.  

The impact these changes are likely to have on breeding choices over the coming years is also highlighted by Margaret. 

Paul focuses on changes to the replacement index particularly on the traits added and how these have impacted on the emphasis within the indexes. 

Paul will also discuss these changes in further detail at the National Beef Conference which will take place on Tuesday, 21st November in the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53 F5P9 at 5pm. 

The theme of the conference is 'Improving our Beef Sectors Green Credentials'.

Further details are here:

https://www.teagasc.ie/news--events/national-events/events/national-beef-conference-2023.php

Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) held an online webinar which can be accessed here: 

https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/beef/breeding--genetics/improving-genetics/

For more episodes from the Beef Edge podcast, visit the show page at:
https://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge

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