Weekly Update: 17/02/17
Hill sheep parentage recording Sheep Ireland is continuing to work with Hill sheep groups around the country to establish parentage recording. The first step for all of these groups is…
Hill sheep parentage recording Sheep Ireland is continuing to work with Hill sheep groups around the country to establish parentage recording. The first step for all of these groups is…
OVIGEN Parentage Reports This week the first DNA parentage verification reports were circulated to some pedigree sheep breeders that agreed to participate in the OVIGEN sheep genomics research project. There…
Promotion of Sheep Genetic Improvement It’s clear that there is no silver bullet in terms of promoting genetic improvement to the industry. One thing that is clear however is that…
Carcass Data Analysis Last week we talked about the potential of using a Lamb Quality Score (LQS) to help predict a lambs days to slaughter. This week we look at…