Charolais sires took second and third in the list with Lisnagre Elite (ET) having 7,291 calves registered to him in 2015. ‘Elite’ progeny have a calving difficulty of 10.5%, well above the the Charolais average of 7.58%.

Fiston (FSZ) was third on the list with his terminal price index standing at €152 with his progeny carcass weight index value reaching 37kg, with the all breed average only reaching 13.58%. ‘Fiston’ has a replacement index value €91 and is 5 star bull within the Charolais breed.

Top dairy AI bulls used in 2015

The dairy list has a Holstein/Friesian in first place with 15,765 females registered to  (IG) Ballinaborta Primo (PBM) last year, 5,500 more than any other bull. ‘Primo’ has an EBI of €241 and a milk sub index of €108.

(IG) Ballybride Sherlock (KSK) was second on the list with 9,972 females registered to him in 2015 with an EBI value of €186.

Third on the list was (IG) Rhincrue Super Dano 12 (RPA) who had 7,189 females registered to him in 2015. ‘Dano’ has a EBI value of €292, much higher than either ‘Primo’ or ‘Sherlock’.

The full list of the top 50 AI bulls used in both beef and dairy is available on the ICBF website.