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Read more about the article Ewe Efficiency & Greenhouse Gases

Ewe Efficiency & Greenhouse Gases

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  • Post published:January 11, 2019
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Dr. Fiona McGovern of Teagasc spoke at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December 2018 in the Hudson Bay Hotel,…

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Read more about the article Sheep Ireland’s continuing research with the OviData project

Sheep Ireland’s continuing research with the OviData project

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  • Post published:January 4, 2019
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At the recent ICBF and Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference (ISGC) which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Eamon Wall of Sheep…

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Read more about the article Significant Developments in the Future through Innovative Research Projects

Significant Developments in the Future through Innovative Research Projects

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  • Post published:January 3, 2019
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Eamon Wall of Sheep Ireland spoke about the SusSheP project and what it hopes to achieve at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th…

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Read more about the article Tagging at Birth: The key to successful performance recording.

Tagging at Birth: The key to successful performance recording.

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  • Post published:December 27, 2018
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As part of the CPT Program all lambs are tagged shortly after birth with an EID Tag and a DNA Tag. The practice of tagging lambs at birth is the…

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Read more about the article Ewe Productivity: A new trait being researched by Sheep Ireland

Ewe Productivity: A new trait being researched by Sheep Ireland

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  • Post published:December 21, 2018
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At the recent ICBF and Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference (ISGC) there was a poster session that showcased the latest ongoing research into animal breeding and genetics from the dairy, beef…

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Read more about the article Nicola Fetherstone: Winner of the ISGC Brian Wickham Award

Nicola Fetherstone: Winner of the ISGC Brian Wickham Award

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  • Post published:December 20, 2018
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At the recent ICBF and Sheep Ireland Genetics conference (ISGC) there was a poster session that showcased the latest ongoing research into animal breeding and genetics from the dairy, beef…

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Read more about the article Why not use the Sheep Ireland LambPlus App to record your lambing data this year?

Why not use the Sheep Ireland LambPlus App to record your lambing data this year?

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  • Post published:December 18, 2018
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Over the course of the past year, Sheep Ireland have developed an App to allow breeders to record their lambing data as it happens from the lambing shed. Breeders can…

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Read more about the article Sheep Ireland’s Winner of the Most Improved LambPlus Flock 2018

Sheep Ireland’s Winner of the Most Improved LambPlus Flock 2018

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  • Post published:December 14, 2018
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The ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. The first day of the conference consisted of…

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Read more about the article Sheep Ireland’s Winner of the Highest Achieving LambPlus Flock 2018

Sheep Ireland’s Winner of the Highest Achieving LambPlus Flock 2018

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  • Post published:December 14, 2018
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The ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. The first day of the conference consisted of…

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Read more about the article Accuracy of €uroStar evaluations are on the rise!!

Accuracy of €uroStar evaluations are on the rise!!

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  • Post published:December 7, 2018
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Sheep Ireland is now 10 years in existence, and since 2009 breeders and Sheep Ireland have put in a substantial effort to record large volumes of data to increase the…

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Read more about the article Independent commercial data driving the Sheep Ireland €uroStars

Independent commercial data driving the Sheep Ireland €uroStars

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  • Post published:December 7, 2018
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The volume of commercial sheep data contributing to the €uroStar evaluations available to Irish sheep farmers continues to grow. Almost 50% of performance data used for genetic evaluations is now…

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Read more about the article ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference: Download the Slides from Session 1B

ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference: Download the Slides from Session 1B

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  • Post published:December 7, 2018
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On Wednesday and Thursday (Dec 5th and 6th) the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference was held in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. There were 8 speakers in this session…

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