This updated report provides valuable management tools and insights into your flock’s lambing performance. This is what you’ll see when you open your lambing report: For ewes, it details lambing status, litter size, lambing difficulty scores, milk production, mothering ability,…

Any breeder using DNA combo tags at birth must record the department tag number and order the genomic service first. This needs to be done BEFORE posting the samples to the lab because if not, the lab can't process the…

When to weigh LambPlus lambs? Check these tables. All lambs DO NOT need to be weighed when they are exactly 40, 100, or 150 days of age. If lambs are weighed between the parameters outlined below in Table 1, the Sheep Ireland database will…

All breeders must  record the lambing information before April 30th. For any animal to retrieve Eurostars this year, breeders are required by Sheep Ireland as well as the majority of breed societies to register lambs births before 30th April. Any…

Muscle & Fat scanning service is being offered to all LambPlus breeders again this season. If you wish to have your flock scanned for Muscle and Fat depth, please click on the green button and complete your request before April…

Genomic results from genotyped animals are displayed in the Genomic Results report screen, as scrapie results and the inbreeding coefficient. Parentage Results   Select between: Parentage Results / Scrapie Results / Inbreeding Coefficient Results -  when entering the genomic results…

With the lambing season almost ending, remember to genotype your stock rams to ensure your lambs receive their star ratings. Lambs born from a stock ram sire that is not genotyped will not receive any stars. The genotype is also used…

Are you passionate about the future of Irish sheep farming? Are you interested in genetics and sustainable agriculture? Join the Sheep Ireland Graduate Programme and kick-start your career in the dynamic world of sheep farming. We are looking for one…

The Central Progeny Test (CPT) farms’ lambing season is running very well and coming to an end on our two CPT flocks. All the lambing data is being recorded using the LambPlus App: lambing status, date, lambing difficulty, ewe milk, mothering…

Demand for SIS Hill rams (sire verified & scrapie type 1-2-3) is predicted to increase again this season. Hill Breeding Groups have been working together with Sheep Ireland taking action to support farmers’ requirements for the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS).…

Sheep Ireland recently hosted a Hill Sheep Industry meeting together with 17 Hill breeding groups, farm organizations, Teagasc, and other industry stakeholders. The purpose of the meeting was to plan and decide about the future of the sector, and discuss…