150 Day weights recording
The 150 day weight is an excellent indication of the Days to slaughter index. Lambs weighed between 121 to 180 days of age will count toward your 150 day weight…
100 Day weight recording
The 100 day weight or wean weight are an excellent reflection of lambs growth rate. Lambs weighed between 66- 120 days of age will qualify for your 100 Day weight…
40 Day weight recording
40 Day weights are a reflection of ewes milking ability. This data feeds back into the "daughter milk" subindex of the replacement index. Lambs weighed between 20-65 days of age…
Progeny Born From a Shared Sire
There are a small % of marks in the DQI which are awarded to flocks who produce lambs from shared sires. Producing progeny from shared sires improves the level of…
The Importance of Recording Foster and Pet Lambs
The importance of recording the correct genetic dam to a lamb that has been fostered off can not be stressed enough. It is so important in the contribution to genetic…
Sheep Ireland Ram Sale Report – 2022
Sheep Ireland’s 12th Annual Multi-Breed Ram sale took place on Saturday, August 27th, in Tullamore Mart. This was the largest ever catalogued ram sale in Ireland, with the highest entry…
Finalist of Highest Achieving LambPlus Flock 2022 – Michael & Sarah O’Neill, Charollais, Bolinaspect
Michael & Sarah O’Neill is one of three finalists for this year's Highest Achieving LambPlus Flock. The Bolinaspect flock was established over 33 years ago and is located south of…
Flockbook Secretaries: Pedigree Management
Pedigree Approval Go to 'Manage'. Then to 'Pedigree Approval'. The number of outstanding requests can be seen under 'Pedigree Approval Summary'. The details of each request will be listed below…
Flockbook Secretaries: Recording Movements
Adding Sheep to Inventories Section 1: Moving animals Go to 'Manage' drop down menu. Go to 'Search Animals'. Enter the Animal ID (Department NSIS number or Pedigree ID) or Animal…
FlockBook Secretaries: How to set up a new flock?
1. Creating a new flockbook member Before adding a new flock to the database it is CRITICAL to establish that the flock doesn't already exist on the database, the flock…
FlockBook Secretaries: How to add Ancestry
The below explanation is applicable when adding ancestry to an animal that is already on the system (this can also be used when you are creating an animal from scratch and wish…
Sale Report 2021 – Sheep Ireland Ram Sale goes from Strength to Strength!
Sheep Ireland’s 11th Annual Multi-Breed Ram sale took place on Saturday 28th in Kilkenny mart. This was the largest catalogued ram sale in Ireland with the highest entry criteria ever…