Some tweets from the National Sheep Conference 2016 where Dr. Noirin McHugh, Teagasc gave a great presentation on “Accelerating Sheep Genetic Improvement”. You can find the paper she presented on the night along with all the others at this link.
Genetics in action, a real senario, based on two rams with 100’s of records across several flocks and years. #healthtrait pic.twitter.com/lyGbvx2RI1
— Sheep Ireland (@SheepIreland) February 2, 2016
Sheep genetic evaluations an important tool that allow sheep farmers to make more informed decisions and increase profitability #sheepconf16 — Teagasc (@teagasc) February 2, 2016
Buying a ram without figures is a guessing game-want star rating and looks combined, Noirin McHugh, Teagasc pic.twitter.com/GalSxElfOB
— FJ Sheep (@FJSheep) February 2, 2016
Our Teagasc #sheepconf16 moves down to the South East tomorrow Thurs, 4 Feb, taking place in the Amber Springs Hotel in Gorey at 5pm — Teagasc (@teagasc) February 3, 2016