Ewe mothering ability is a trait that could potentially reduce the labour requirement or time spent per ewe. Differences exist among sire groups in the prevalence of poor ewe mothering…

Hill flock application form With the introduction of the new Sheep Improvement Scheme, sheep farms are required to buy genotyped rams. Hill farmers can buy a lowland 4 & 5…

Now that the deadline for joining LambPlus has passed for lowland breeders, Sheep Ireland are delighted to say that the number of breeders that have joined the LambPlus performance recording…

Lambing Difficulty can be the single biggest burden on sheep farms at lambing time. If lambs sired by a particular ram prove to be very hard lambing it can leave…