Why is it important to record Dead Lambs at birth?
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…
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…
Genotype your stock rams for the best chances of producing SIS eligible rams for this season. SIS eligible rams are in high demand since the launch of the SIS scheme…
Sheep Ireland has been actively recording mouths of hill sheep since 2021. Presently Sheep Ireland has two hill flockbooks recording; the Mayo-Connemara ram group and the Donegal Wicklow Cheviot group.…
How to record a lambing event and lambs’ information using the LambPlus App. The aim of the LambPlus App is that it acts like an electronic version of your lambing…
How to record a lambing event and lambs' information using Sheep Ireland online services. Once you are in the Lambing Management page you will be presented with all the females…
Breeders are scored on completion of recording the pregnancy scans as well as the timeliness in recording it. This report is very useful in determining the management and nutrition plan…
Pregnancy Scan recording is included in the overall DQI score. Recording pregnancy scans is important in determining how many embryos each ewe has, which will then determine the management and…
Once accessing to your Farmer Homepage, this information is being displayed. Your Current DQI The Data Quality Index (DQI) rates flocks based on the quality and quantity of the data…
The Data Quality Index (DQI) is an index that rates flocks based on the quality and quantity of the data recorded on the flock over the previous year. This index…
The LambPlus App is available to all Sheep Ireland users. It works on Android and iOS devices (tablets and phones), and it's designed to be user-friendly for both Commercial and Pedigree…
The CPT is a fundamental pillar of the sheep breed improvement programme: Source of independent commercial data Establishing Genetic Linkage Validation of the indexes Investigating new traits Building across-breed dataset…