Two more OviData flocks were visited by Teagasc and Sheep Ireland Technicians since last week. The third flock visited was that of John Prendergast in County Mayo Friday last. While visiting flocks, tissues samples for DNA extraction were collected along…
CPT AI begins Today Today see’s the beginning of the CPT AI programme on one of Sheep Ireland’s CPT farms. The first of the CPT farms to begin AI is James Napers in County Meath. Sheep Ireland’s representative Sean Godfrey…
Over 2000 ewes will be AI’d over the next two weeks in all four CPT flocks. AI ram panels are now finalized for most breeds, with some late selection decisions to be made on a minority of rams. Ram availability…
Teagasc and Sheep Ireland Technicians were visiting the second of the six flocks involved in OviData. The second flock is that of Tomas O’ Learys’s in County Kerry. While visiting the flock yesterday, tissues samples for DNA extraction were collected…
Recording your Mating Recording your mating is a very important start to retrieving the correct parentage status of your animals. Determining the parentage of animals is the basis of all genetic evaluations to ensure they are as accurate as possible.…
OviData – European Innovation Partnership project OviData aims to increase sheep genetic gain in Ireland through scientific data capture and analysis. This is a 5 year project which is lead by a very experienced, multidisiplinery Operational Group. OviData was formally…
Sheep Ireland are still in the process of selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2018/2019 breeding season. Many breeders have already been in contact wishing to submit their ram in the running. Breeders which entered rams to…
Sheep Ireland launched the LambPlus App this year allowing LambPlus breeders to record their lambing at their convenience – even if there is no connection to the internet. Once the flock is downloaded whilst connected to internet, the information that…
Sheep Ireland are currently still operating at the Irish Farmers Journal stand in Screggan, Tullamore for the Ploughing Championships 2018. Although the weather has been 1 star, Sheep Ireland along with the many other stands at the ploughing this year…
Sheep Ireland will be taking part in the ploughing championships 2018 which is to commence on the 18th, 19th and 20th September in Screggan Tullamore Co. Offaly. Similar to 2017, Sheep Ireland will be taking part in a demonstration in…