Irish Hereford Breed Society 3.4

The Irish Hereford Breed Society is the body responsible for the promotion and development of the Hereford breed in the Republic of Ireland. Its functions include the maintenance of a register of pedigree Herefords born to parents currently registered on the database and whose parentage can be traced back through several generations to the 19th century and the promotion of the breed.

Births, transfer of ownership, disposals and deaths are recorded together with performance detail. A number of shows and sales, field evenings, seminars, summer shows and exhibitions are held each year to promote and highlight the merits of the breed. The Society also places advertising in the various media to promote the significant qualities and advantages of the breed to a wider audience.

The Society is a member of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation which is dedicated to improvement in all aspects of Irish cattle breeding. The increasing volumes of performance data and ultra sound scanning information coming on stream in association with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (www.icbf.com) through a unique system which gathers reproductive, performance and carcass data from pedigree and commercial cattle farms provides valuable information on the genetic merits of the breed.