Alepat Dominik featuring in Natural CPT Mating!
This year as part of the Central Progeny Test (CPT), Sheep Ireland is mating a proportion of the ewes naturally. Twelve ram lambs were purchased from pedigree breeders that fit…
Check out preparation for breeding season on Ovidata farmer Peadar Kearney’s flock!
Across the country pedigree and commercial sheep farmers are busy preparing their stock for the current breeding season. Over the last few weeks there have been many visits to Ovidata…
Today marks the beginning of CPT AI 2020!
This year has been extraordinary in terms of the global pandemic with Covid 19 causing havoc across the globe. However, even with the struggles that come with trying to live…
Rams have now been selected for CPT Natural Mating
This year as part of the Central Progeny Test (CPT), Sheep Ireland is mating a proportion of the ewes naturally. To do this Sheep Ireland have purchased ram lambs from…
“For pedigree ram breeding, it’s crucial that as many pedigree ram breeders get involved in performance recording as possible”
This week, were going back to a discussion on had on Tuesday 22nd Sept, during Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week. The Irish Farmers Journal has an excellently written piece about the…
“Farmers more confident in purchase once the €uroStar rating of that ram is known”
Eamon Dempsey, a Teagasc Advisor in County Kerry, has written an excellent piece in the Kerryman newspaper this week on 'Understanding the sheep €urostar index'. In this informative article, Eamon…
Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Sheep farms
An issue highlighted during Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week was the use of Antimicrobials on Sheep Farms. Guidelines have been developed by Irish Farmers and Veterinary Practitioners to guide good practice…
Ovidata farmer Tomas O’Leary explains the benefits of performance recording
Tomás O’Leary is a Ovidata participant and a Teagasc BETTER sheep farmer who took part in the Virtual Sheep Week held by Teagasc. Commercial farm data makes up over 50%…
“Eurostars are working and more accurate than they have ever been”
The Sheep Ireland EuroStar evaluations can be used to predict which rams is going to be most profitable throughout their lifetime. In the video below, Kevin McDermott, Sheep Ireland explained…
Breeding and Genetics Day in Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week!
On Tuesday of the Virtual Sheep Week held by Teagasc, the focus was on increasing productivity and efficiency through breeding and genetics. The panel discussion was led by Michael Gottstein,…
We are still on the Lookout for Suitable CPT Rams!
Sheep Ireland are still in the process of selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2020/2021 breeding season. Many breeders have already been in contact wishing to submit…
CPT Ram Selection is Now Underway!
The time has come around again for Sheep Ireland to start selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2020/2021 breeding season. The CPT is a critical element…
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