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Noel McSweeney

Noel McSweeney

Cork beef farmer and Executive Officer at Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, combining commercial cattle production with an embryo transfer breeding programme.

Aug 5, 2026

3:06
What has your experience been
3:08
every farm is different and I suppose how a person quantifies the risk and quantifies the cost is very independent to themselves.
3:19
I suppose what we have found with it is it gives you a great opportunity for genetic advantage and I suppose you're utilizing those cows that have proven bloodlines and have proven themselves as breeders We're using target genetics now who are specializing in IDP.
3:37
I suppose one of the beauties of this is that you're able to do your donor cow a lot younger.
3:46
You're able to do them even if they're in calf.
3:49
You can do it non-stim if you want to as well.
3:52
So what that means is that you don't actually have to use any drugs.

7 MINS LATER

10:46
From now on, how will cattle be managed and prepared for the likes of Carrick that you mentioned?

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