This year has seen a major increase in the number of animals being genotyping, with over 2,000 ram lambs alone being genomically tested. Many pedigree breed societies took the initiative…
The early bird catches the worm! Sheep farmers work hard all year to try to maximise the performance and welfare of their flock. At this time of year, most flocks…
In 2020 as part of the CPT Natural Mating Pilot project carried out last year, Sheep Ireland purchased 12 ram lambs of multiple breeds from LambPlus flocks to mate naturally…
Entries & Sale order Breeders are permitted to enter four rams from each breed in their flock. This year, flocks with over 50 ewes lambed of the same breed are allowed to enter a fifth ram…
Sheep Ireland’s Elite €uro-Star Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Saturday, August 28th 2021 at 11:30 am in Kilkenny Mart. Entry Criteria As usual, there will be entry criteria for each ram entering this sale. Due to…
Flock visits have formed an integral part of the breed improvement program since they started in January 2019. They give LambPlus breeders an opportunity to talk one-to-one with a member…
As a result of Covid-19, Muscle and Fat (M&F) scanning has not been able to commence as normal for the 2021 season. Sheep Ireland have decided with respect to public…
The Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Saturday, August 28th at 11:30 am in Kilkenny Mart. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions the Sheep Ireland…
Each trait and index value has an accuracy (Acc) attached to it and this figure is simply a representation of the amount of data available on that particular animal and…
Sheep Ireland hosted an annual industry meeting on Thursday, April 29th at 1 pm. This one-hour online meeting covered some of the primary outcomes of research that has been undertaken…
Sheep and goat farming are important to the rural economy of Ireland, Europe and many other countries across the world, particularly in areas that are unsuitable for other farming production…
Sheep Ireland hosted an industry meeting on Thursday, April 29th at 1 pm. This one-hour online meeting covered some of the primary outcomes of research that has been undertaken in…