In 2016 OVIGEN will fund a pilot project involving 10 breeders from each of the main breeds involved in the project (Texel, Charollais, Suffolk, Belclare & Vendeen). Flocks have been…
In 2016 OVIGEN will fund a pilot project involving 10 breeders from each of the main breeds involved in the project (Texel, Charollais, Suffolk, Belclare & Vendeen). Flocks have been…
Sheep Ireland Board Meeting January 28th 2016 As discussed at previous meetings with breed society representatives we will include a summary of all Sheep Ireland Board Meetings in this update.…
LambPlus Participation 2016 The number of pedigree ram breeders that have signed up to the LambPlus recording programme for the 2016 season has once again increased albeit at a much…
Recording Lambing Data in 2016 Lambing is the most important time of the year from a genetic evaluation point of view. The accuracy of the €uro-Star evaluations is central to…
Happy New Year Happy new year to all readers of this weekly update. We look forward to the next performance recording season with a lot of optimism and hope that…
DNA workshop meeting Tues 15th Dec This week many sheep breed society representatives attended a very informative DNA workshop organised by Teagasc and ICBF/Sheep Ireland. This workshop brought together the…
DNA workshop and breed society meeting Tues Dec 15th Final reminders for the above meetings have been circulated by email today. The DNA workshop will run through all the processes…