William J. Hutchinson is one of three finalists for this year’s Most Improved LambPlus Flock. The Chapelizod Suffolk  flock was established over 29 years ago and is located in Kells, Co.…

CPT Ram Sale Catalogue 2022 (PDF) This is a unique opportunity for farmers and Breeders in particular to purchase proven genetics.Over the past 2 years Sheep Ireland has been purchasing…

DQI - What is it? The Data Quality Index (DQI) is simply the quantity and how good of quality the data is when you are uploading to the Sheep Ireland…

If you wish to have your flock scanned for Muscle and Fat depth this year, please E-mail: [email protected] by 12am today (May 20th)! Unfortunately, flocks who try to book after this…

Last week 40-day weights and health inspections were carried out on all four CPT farms across the country. As well as recording a weight for all CPT ewes and lambs…

This week, Sheep Ireland's muscle and fat scanning technicians met to scan multiple animals during a correlation day. A second and third correlation day is planned for the technicians in…

These tables are designed to aid breeders in selecting the best time to weigh their LambPlus lambs. As part of the LambPlus programme breeders are asked to record at least 3…

Flocks can order genotypes via their Genomic ordering screen in order to parentage verify, obtain parentage predictions and get scrapie type results for their lambs. Once genotypes have been ordered…

Don't forget to record your lambing information before April 30th. In order for any animal to retrieve Eurostar's this year, breeders are required by Sheep Ireland as well as the…

The muscle & fat scanning service is being offered to all Lambplus breeders again in 2022 after a 3 year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result of…

Lambing Difficulty can be the single biggest burden on sheep farms at lambing time. If lambs sired by a particular ram prove to be very hard lambing it can leave…

Lambs born in mid to late February are now at the correct age to record a 40 day weight, the age bracket to record a 40 day weight is between…