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With the lambing season running, remember to genotype your stock rams to ensure your lambs receive their star ratings during the next season. Remember that lambs born from a stock ram sire that is not genotyped will not receive any…

The Sustain Sheep project is working across several countries to help farmers breed sheep that are healthier and more efficient– without adding extra work on farms. Read more below to keep up to date with what’s happening in Sustain Sheep: What…

In this "How To" section, breeders can find out everything about how to: Record data, Order online, and access Reports. Recording As a LambPlus member, you will need to record the information listed below Click on each section to see…

When to weigh LambPlus lambs? Check these tables. As part of the LambPlus programme breeders are asked to record at least 3 weights for their lambs after lambing at 3 defined points in time as outlined below. Breeders are however…

It is important to keep your flock inventory up to date and remove all animals that are no longer in the flock. This includes recording all on‑farm deaths. LambPlus breeder's flock inventories on the Sheep Ireland database should reflect what…

Over 1,700 flocks have signed up to performance record their animals in 2026. Now that the deadline for joining LambPlus has passed for lowland breeders, we can see that the number of breeders that have joined the LambPlus performance recording…

It is important to record your lambing data ASAP after the event has occurred. This allows for more accurate data recordings and also ensure data is in the genomic evaluation as soon as possible.  Breeders should aim to record details…

For breeders and commercial sheep farmers, lambing season is the single most important period in the breeding year. It ultimately sets the direction for the farm, dictates management workload, and sets the foundation for next year’s flock performance. One figure…

Any breeder using DNA combo tags at birth must record the department tag number and order the genomic service first. This needs to be done BEFORE posting the samples to the lab because if not, the lab can't process the…

The new Sheep Ireland Genetic Evaluations were launched this week, with updated Economic Values & new Traits being included. There are three main updates being introduced for 2026. Updated Economic Values  Introduction of a new Faecal Egg Count (FEC) trait …

When recording lambing events, a ewe must be given credit for producing a multiple litter of lambs, even if one is dead, fostered or sold as a pet. When this ewe is being genetically evaluated for her maternal traits, the…