Hill Breeding Groups and ram genotyping
Hill Breeding Groups have been working together with Sheep Ireland taking action to support the farmer’s requirements for the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS). Sheep Ireland has identified 17 Hill Groups…
Hill Breeding Groups have been working together with Sheep Ireland taking action to support the farmer’s requirements for the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS). Sheep Ireland has identified 17 Hill Groups…
As you may know, the National Sheep Breed Improvement Program aims to enhance the genetic merit of sheep breeds through various strategies, including selective breeding. One critical aspect of this…
When recording lambing events, a ewe must be given credit for producing a multiple litter of lambs, even if one is dead, fostered or sold as a pet. When this…
Foster and pet lambs should be recorded under the genetic dam's lambing information. From a genetic evaluation perspective, if lambs are recorded under the foster ewe's information, the foster ewes…