We are experiencing technical issues and working to resolve them. Thanks for your patience.
Hill Breeding Groups contact information: click here
DOWNLOAD THE LAMBPLUS APP
NEWS
RDS Award 2022 - Anne Murphy, Co. Wexford.
RDS Award 2022 - Anne Murphy, Co. Wexford. Congratulations Foundry Texel's! It's fantastic to see top LambPlus flocks being rewarded. Anne has been a longstanding active member of the LambPlus program since its origin in 2009 and boasts a DQI of 100%…
Central Progeny Test – Sponging 2022
Over 450 ewes have been sponged this week with ewes being Artificial Inseminated over the next two weeks in the CPT flocks. The purpose of the CPT sponging is to synchronise ewes oestrus cycle for the day of AI. All…
Still time to find and purchase the best rams !
Sheep Ireland’s Ram Search can be used by commercial and pedigree farmers searching for any rams bred by LambPlus breeders. Rams can be searched by county, breed, age, their replacement, terminal, no. of lambs born, daughters milk, lambing survivability and…
Why and how to record your mating via the LambPlus App. Now is the best time!
Using the LambPlus App has proved successful with many breeders recording on the go. Recording no longer requires farmers to sitting at a desk indoors, it can be done in the yard or in the shed as the event…
Why to genotype and what are the benefits of doing it?
Parentage Validation and Predictions Incorrect animal parentage leads to incorrect €uroStar Index’s. The €uroStars available for a ram lamb on the sale day are heavily influenced by its recorded Sire and Dam and data collected on that entire bloodline. Over…
Put your ram forward for inclusion in the CPT Today!
Sheep Ireland are still in the process of selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2022/2023 breeding season. Many breeders have already been in contact wishing to submit their rams for consideration. Breeders who have entered rams to…
Record your health data now!
At this time of the year, ewes and rams are being prepared for the mating season or have already been put out for breeding. Now is as good a time as any to record health data on your flock, incidences…
How can I get ram semen genotyped?
If you have a ram that you wish to genotype using a pellet or straw of his semen, you can do so by contacting Sheep Ireland directly. If the ram that you wish to genotype is still alive and is…
Have you genotyped your stock rams?
LambPlus breeders should now be genotyping their stock rams purchased and used this breeding season. Genotyping of stock rams is very important as unfortunately rams may die, and having a verified DNA sample from your ram on the Sheep Ireland…
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 criteria ever set for any Irish ram sale, making it…
Sheep Ireland Sale Happening tomorrow!
The LambPlus Elite, Multi-Breed €urostar Ram Sale is happening tomorrow Sat Aug 27th is Irelands largest catalogued ram sale with 423 rams catalogued (click link to this catalogue here). The sale takes place in Tullamore Mart with selling commencing from…
Sheep Ireland Guide & Directory of Breeders 2022
The Sheep Ireland Guide & Directory of Breeders 202 Issue 8 is now available and has been posted out to over 12,000 commercial breeders this month, in time for the breeding season. The guide & directory highlights pedigree breeders who…
Our Partners
