Weekly Update: 26/06/2015

Ultrasound Scanning 2015 A large number of flocks continue to be visited for Ovigen (12 flocks) and Ultrasound scanning (30 flocks) purposes each week. Visits to some individual LambPlus flocks…

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Weekly Update: 05/06/2015

Ovigen Update Yesterday (Thurs 4th) we circulated an update letter to all LambPlus breeders. To date we have visited almost 100 breeder’s flocks. We have collected DNA samples from just over…

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Weekly Update: 22/05/2015

Ultrasound Scanning for Muscle and Backfat 2015 This scanning data remains a vital yet optional component of the LambPlus performance recording scheme. Ultrasound scanning is being used in our €uroStar…

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Weekly Update: 15/05/2015

2015 €uro-Star Evaluations In recent weeks a number of breeders have been requesting that Sheep Ireland publicise an early run of genetic evaluations for 2015 born sheep. While we have…

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Weekly Update: 06/02/2015

Ovigen This week, information letters have been circulated to all LambPlus breeders informing them of plans for this research project. We plan to visit our first pedigree flocks next week.…

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LambPlus Event Timeline

Sheep Ireland LambPlus Recording   Collection of data for  Sheep Ireland  The following document will outline what data is collected to help calculate the genetic evaluations. This document will also…

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Weekly Update: 01/06/18

Ultrasound Muscle & Fat Depth Scanning M&F scanning has been in full swing this week with Lamplus breeders at all corners of the country scanning their lambs. At the beginning…

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