LambPlus flocks visits have recommenced!
Flock visits have formed an integral part of the breed improvement program since they started in January 2019. They give LambPlus breeders an opportunity to talk one-to-one with a member…
Muscle and Fat Scanning Cancelled for 2021
As a result of Covid-19, Muscle and Fat (M&F) scanning has not been able to commence as normal for the 2021 season. Sheep Ireland have decided with respect to public…
Genotype (DNA sample) your potential entries to Sheep Ireland’s Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram Sale 2021 by next Tues June 15th!
The Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Saturday, August 28th at 11:30 am in Kilkenny Mart. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions the Sheep Ireland…
Accuracy of €uroStars, what is it and how can it be increased?
Each trait and index value has an accuracy (Acc) attached to it and this figure is simply a representation of the amount of data available on that particular animal and…
Inbreeding, barrenness rate and genetic improvement updates
Sheep Ireland hosted an annual industry meeting on Thursday, April 29th at 1 pm. This one-hour online meeting covered some of the primary outcomes of research that has been undertaken…
Precision Livestock farming for Sheep – have your say
Sheep and goat farming are important to the rural economy of Ireland, Europe and many other countries across the world, particularly in areas that are unsuitable for other farming production…
Want to know what new updates were made to genetic evaluations in 2021? WATCH: Sheep Ireland Industry Meeting
Sheep Ireland hosted an industry meeting on Thursday, April 29th at 1 pm. This one-hour online meeting covered some of the primary outcomes of research that has been undertaken in…
CPT 40-Day Weights complete
Sheep Ireland technicians have been busy over the last 10 days visiting the 4 CPT Flocks to collect the 40-Day weights among other traits such as DAG Score, BCS, Lameness,…
CPT 40 Day Weights and Inspections
This week Sheep Ireland started collecting 40 day weights on CPT farms across the country, these lambs ranged between 20-65 days of age. Almost 1120 ewes and lambs were weighed,…
Online Workshops Prove a Hit With LambPlus Breeders
This spring due to Covid 19 restrictions, Sheep Ireland held 10 online workshops for LambPlus breeders during the months of February and March. The workshops were conducted using Microsoft Teams…
CPT Lambing coming to a close for 2021
Central Progeny Test (CPT) Lambing has almost come to a finish for 2021. Data collected from commercial sheep is the foundations for the genetic evaluations. The CPT provides a huge…
First €uroStar evaluation for 2021 now available
Sheep Ireland have published the first genetic evaluation for the 2021 season. This is the earliest evaluation publication we have provided to date. It is critical that breeders view this…
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