Breeders can order genotypes via their genomic ordering screen to parentage verify their animals, avail of parentage predictions AND receive Department approved Scrapie type results. All these results are for…
Last Thursday Sheep Ireland and Teagasc visited Tomas O'Toole's flock based in beautiful Clifden, County Galway. Tomas is the newest participant to the Teagasc BETTER farms program and the Ovidata…
Flock visits were suspended in mid-March when the Covid-19 restrictions were introduced and have recommence since June 11th. Sheep Ireland's David Coen had phoned over 200 LambPlus flocks whilst the…
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 Sheep…
EuroSheep continues the dynamic knowledge exchange between stakeholders in the European sheep sector that was initiated by SheepNet. SheepNet produced 218 technical articles and videos including 42 solutions and 73…
As with all aspects of Sheep Ireland we are constantly looking for ways to improve the LambPlus programme with the main driver of change being breeder feedback. Every day we…
Sheep Ireland are continuously trying to ensure recording screens are more user-friendly relying significantly on feedback from breeders and other users such as flockbook administrators. These improvements are made to…
When breeders log into their Sheep Ireland account's they will notice something different about their genetic trend report on their homepage. Previously the genetic trend of your flock as a…
As mentioned last week Sheep Ireland has worked proactively to mitigate risk and ensure business continuity, with top priorities given to the well-being of our colleagues, public health and seamless…
Sheep Ireland are continuously trying to ensure screens are more user-friendly relying significantly on feedback from breeders and other users such as flockbook administrators. These improvements are made to help…
This has been another momentous week in the history of sheep breed improvement in Ireland. Amid the current pandemic challenge that we currently face, the Sheep Ireland team managed to…
Central Progeny Test lambing has now come to a close. This year the lambing period was once again hugely successful. Over the course of 3 weeks approximately 1500 CPT ewes…