BREEDERS are reminded that next Friday, August 31st, is the closing date for the 2018 Embryo Transfer Scheme, which aims to increase genetic improvement by maximising the genetic potential of Ireland’s top-class performance mares.

Introduced in 2017, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved €40,000 for the successful scheme to run again in 2018. This initiative was developed in line with recommendation R.1.2 from the Reaching New Heights report in order to accelerate the dissemination of superior genes.