Existing LambPlus breeders can now renew their LambPlus membership for 2023 on the new online renewal application service on the Sheep Ireland website.   Just simply visit www.sheep.ie and log into your current…

How do I know what I am looking for when it comes to €urostar Indexes? Firstly, you need to think about your breeding strategy for your flock. What traits do…

In 2022, as part of the CPT Natural Mating program, Sheep Ireland purchased 13 rams to be mated with the CPT Ewes. All rams have been collected from their breeders…

Over 450 ewes have been sponged this week with ewes being Artificial Inseminated over the next two weeks in the CPT flocks. The purpose of the CPT sponging is to…

Sheep Ireland’s Ram Search can be used by commercial and pedigree farmers searching for any rams bred by LambPlus breeders. Rams can be searched by county, breed, age, their replacement,…

  Using the LambPlus App has proved successful with many breeders recording on the go. Recording no longer requires farmers to sitting at a desk indoors, it can be done…

Parentage Validation and Predictions Incorrect animal parentage leads to incorrect €uroStar Index’s. The €uroStars available for a ram lamb on the sale day are heavily influenced by its recorded Sire…

Sheep Ireland are still in the process of selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2022/2023 breeding season. Many breeders have already been in contact wishing to submit…

At this time of the year, ewes and rams are being prepared for the mating season or have already been put out for breeding. Now is as good a time…

If you have a ram that you wish to genotype using a pellet or straw of his semen, you can do so by contacting Sheep Ireland directly. If the ram…

LambPlus breeders should now be genotyping their stock rams purchased and used this breeding season. Genotyping of stock rams is very important as unfortunately rams may die, and having a…