On the 9th of October in the Tullamore Court Hotel, 75 breeders and industry participants met to cover the following topics:
- A Sheep Ireland update from Sean Coughlan (CEO) and Eamon Wall.
- An update on Sheep Breeding research from Teagasc.
- Sheep Index proposals were covered by Noirin McHugh (Teagasc) and Thierry Pabiou (Sheep Ireland).
- Genomics in Sheep – Donagh Berry.
The content of these presentations is available in the presentation: Industry_Consultation_meeting_09_10_2013 (PDF).
Several questions was asked and answered and a follow up conference call was scheduled for 26th November. The content of that call is available in these slides: Industry_Consultation_Meeting_follow-up (PDF).