DOVEA GENETICS

Set on 200 hectares of exceptional grassland the Dovea Genetics bull stud has 150 bulls standing at stud producing semen in a controlled environment which is monitored and audited by the Department of Agriculture. We currently have a dairy and beef breeding programme in operation to enable us to identify the best dairy and beef bulls. The dairy breeding programme is a two way approach: 1. The first is a large and comprehensive Genomics Programme where 1,200 Holstein bull calves are genotyped annually and the best are selected for entry to our AI stud. 2. The second approach is to purchase outcross pure Friesian test bulls annually. Dovea Genetics had the largest pure Friesian testing programme in the world. The young bulls purchased for the Genomics Programme and the Pure Friesian Programme both enter a national progeny test programme under the supervision of Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). The beef programme revolves around buying the best young bulls in each breed from performance test stations, on farm, at shows and sales annually. There is a comprehensive range of beef bulls in all breeds covering everything from the dairy market, replacement market, weanling export and beef finishing markets. For more information visit www.doveagenetics.ie