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Do you want your ram in the CPT this year? Contact us
The time has come around again for Sheep Ireland to start selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2025 breeding season. The CPT is a critical element of the National Sheep Breed Improvement program and is a…
Sheep Ireland’s Multi-breed Hill Ram sale 2025
Save the date! Sheep Ireland will host the second Hill Multi-breed Ram sale on Friday, 10th of October 2025 at 7 pm (Manorhamilton Mart, Co. Leitrim), with viewing starting at 5.30 pm. This will be a fantastic opportunity for Hill…
Sheep Ireland’s €urostar Multibreed Sale Report 2025
Sheep Ireland’s 15th Annual Multi-Breed Ram sale occurred on Saturday, August 23rd, in Kilkenny Mart. The Sheep Ireland sale still remains to be the largest catalogued ram sale in Ireland. The sale saw an increase in catalogued entries of 21%…
€urostar Indexes. How do they work for commercial farmers?
Thinking of buying a 5-Star ram? Do €urostars work for commercial farmers? Yes. Data used in the €uroStar evaluations also comes from commercial grass-based sheep flocks, which means that a lot of the data included in the €uroStar indexes is…
This Saturday is the Sheep Ireland €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale 2025! View the Catalogue here:
Sheep Ireland €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Saturday, August 23rd at 10.30 am in Kilkenny Mart, R95A4VP . The Catalogue is now available! Click here to download: Largest catalogued ram sale in Ireland! All 631 entries are…
Sheep Ireland Guide & Directory of Breeders 2025
The Sheep Ireland Guide & Directory of Breeders 2025 is now available and will be posted out to over 19,000 commercial farmers this month, in time for the breeding season. The Guide & Directory highlights pedigree breeders who are involved…
How to record health & weights using the App?
When to weigh LambPlus lambs? Check these tables. Record your health & weights quickly, easily, and accurately, using the LambPlus App. Check this video on how to do it: All lambs DO NOT need to be weighed when they are exactly 40, 100, or…
How to use the €uro-Stars information when buying rams?
Sheep Ireland aims to increase the genetic merit of the national sheep flock for economically important traits. With Rams sales season now upon us, and most sales including €uroStar evaluations in their catalogues, it is worth taking some time to…
Last chance for entries for the Sheep Ireland Elite €urostar Multi-Breed Ram Sale 2025!
Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Saturday, August 23rd 2025 in Kilkenny Mart. Closing date for entries is 12pm (midday), Tues August 5th Subs deadline is 10am, Mon August 18th Only flocks that have pre entered and…
The impact of performance recording on Genetic Evaluations and DQI
LambPlus aims to collect as much performance information as possible for use in the Sheep Ireland genetic evaluations. Breeders collect a wide range of data on their flock right across the year. A full list and description of the traits…
New scrapie cert ordering screen!
Sheep Ireland have built a new screen which will allow breeder to request their national genotyping programme (NGP) or scrapie certs. These certs are required for export sales and exporting animals. If you are unsure whether you need these certificates…
Why to use the Ram Report?
Using the Ram report you can easily compare how each of the rams performed in your flock. You can select between Lambing and Weights data. By selecting Lambing, you can find a lambing summary for all the sires that produced…
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