Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion
Mr. Sean Coughlan:
The data is one set of data. We do not separate out the pedigrees. The pedigrees are separated in terms of the within-breed indexes provided, but regarding the genetic evaluations, all of the data goes into the same evaluation. I think that is appropriate because otherwise there is a risk you end up with animals that are suitable for pedigree herds and not suitable for commercial herds, which would be a disaster.