A guide to understanding the National Genotyping Programme
Jul 15, 2025•23 min
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Episode description
*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance.
On the latest episode of the AgriFocus podcast, in association with AXA Farm Insurance, Agriland technical beef journalist Breifne O’Brien speaks to Mark Waters of the ICBF about the National Genotyping Programme (NGP).
In the podcast, they discuss the benefits of both dairy and suckler farmers joining the NGP and what benefits it offers to farmers breeding cattle as well as farmers buying-in cattle.
The ICBF representative details the reduced cost of genotyping cattle through the NGP which is currently open for applications.
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