Ai Services are a world leading livestock genetics company, with over forty years trading domestically within NI.  Ai Services are the majority shareholder in Eurogene Ireland Ltd, based in Cahir Co. Tipperary.  Our core business is the production of semen at our Stud facility at Ballycraigy in Newtownabbey and the insemination of cows across NI.  The company are currently in expansion mode, the construction of a new bull housing facility is nearing completion allowing us to house 120 bulls on site.  A new sexed semen processing laboratory facility has just been completed and will be operational in January 2026.  This is a global first as a conventional and sexed semen lab facility and shall have full integration of animal, climatic and environmental data to facilitate the production of quality semen for international markets.

Ai Services have recently entered a joint venture with Cogent Breeding UK for centralised distribution of semen to customers and breeders across NI from our facility at Ballycraigy. This has facilitated considerable growth in the team and we are looking to build relationships with schools and colleges to provide us with suitable employees to grow the business into the future. 

Bull handling, livestock husbandry team.  This team of four is responsible for the handling of the bulls for the production of semen, it requires people with experience of working with cattle, who are patient, empathetic to animals and have the welfare and husbandry of animals as their focus on a daily basis. This team are responsible for feeding the bulls, making sure they receive the appropriate ration on a daily basis, are bedded and comfortable, are clean and healthy and disease risks are kept to a minimum on our bio-secure unit.  The individual will need to be experienced in handling stock, familiar with bulls and willing to make Health & Safety of themselves and colleagues a priority when working on site.  This person shall also be required to drive machinery and have or achieve the appropriate licence for using the various pieces of equipment on site. 

Store & Distribution - We deliver Liquid nitrogen which is a Dangerous Good to farms across NI on a daily basis, this gas is used to preserve high value straws of semen within farm flasks.  These are serviced every quarter and straws of semen delivered into these flasks by our team of delivery drivers upon order throughout the year.  We deliver upwards of 400,000 straws of semen to customers province wide annually, so there is a busy store where our team of store operatives pick and pack these straws ready for distribution.  Our delivery drivers make multiple drops on a daily basis to farms supplying not only straws of semen or liquid nitrogen, but also colostrum, flasks, gloves, sheaths, chalk, lubricant and a multitude of other products used by farmers and technicians. 

Our team of inseminators cover the country performing Artificial Insemination (not to be confused with artificial intelligence) on cattle, both pedigree and commercial cattle.  Our technicians are busy year round, however peak months for breeding in the dairy sector is from December to February as cows calve and the cycle of life begins again.  Inseminators may perform single inseminations on farms or undertake large scale synchronisation programmes of 50 animals so no two days are the same when on rota. 

Our small team of Embryo technicians work across the whole island undertaking embryo transfer work including the harvesting of eggs following a flushing programme and the implantation of the eggs for fertilisation and production of a calf.  This work is undertaken on many pedigree breeder farms and for those who are involved within the showing of cattle and commercial showring competitions.

Our sales team are always on the road dealing with their existing customers and seeking to attract new business through showcasing the bulls within our catalogues and promotion of our services.  Our sales team cover the whole of NI and deal with small and large farms both dairying and beef production, so they are very familiar with livestock breeding and genetic advancement. 

Our lab team process and analyse the semen collected from our bulls on stud, checking for motility and mobility and ensuring that is of the highest standard and passes our quality control checks.  Our customers only receive semen of the highest quality to give them every opportunity for having a successful pregnancy within their animals and to advance the rate of genetic gain within their herd. All of the IOT sensors feed regular data into our lab, allowing for data analysis to be undertaken of the semen to ensure that we are providing our customers with a quality product and bulls are producing efficiently. 

Ai Services are a long established company and highly successful within the livestock genetics sector, operating since 1988.  In this time Ai Services NI have been responsible for increasing the genetic gain of the bovine industry in NI to it's current level.  The selection of bulls by our team of breeding consultants and identification of genetic markers and traits by our scientists has allowed selections to be made for genomic and proven animals.

Ai Services continue to be a world leading company within this genetic sector and are recognised across the breeding world as a company of repute with a high quality product to retail.  Our team are known for their attention to detail, performance and excellence in results and are rewarded accordingly.

Ai Services provide a great opportunity for people to enter the company at various levels, from entry level to Senior Leadership Teams, we believe we can train anyone for the job but we always strive to find the right person for the job, someone who exudes our company values and will fit in to our team. 

There are benefits for everyone employed within the company including 21 days annual leave, 8 days statutory holidays, company benefits such as 3 months sick pay, employers contributions,