The volume of commercial sheep data contributing to the €uroStar evaluations available to Irish sheep farmers continues to grow. Almost 50% of performance data used for genetic evaluations is now…
On Wednesday and Thursday (Dec 5th and 6th) the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference was held in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. There were 8 speakers in this session…
Finalist for the “Most improved LambPlus Flock 2018”: Michael Bird – Dunlever Texels (BMI) Michael Bird first established the Dunlever Texel flock way back in 1980 and joined the LambPlus…
Take a look at Sheep Ireland's geneticist Thierry Pabiou on what he will be covering at the exciting Genetics Conference in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Roscommon on this coming…
Finalist for the “Most improved LambPlus Flock 2018”: Simon Brown – Cloghala Charollais (A2) The Cloghala Charollais flock was one of the very first Charollais flocks to be established in…
Finalist for the “Most improved LambPlus Flock 2018”: James Kelly – Castle Kelly Texels (ILI) The Castle Kelly Texel was first established by James in 2001 and he has been…
Finalist for the “Highest Achieving LambPlus Flock 2018”: Mark & Audrey Crowe – Killeen Vendeens (CMK) The Killeen Vendeen Flock was first established in 1999, and Mark & Audrey have…
To ensure that quality management standards are implemented within the organisation, Sheep Ireland were audited by an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) auditor this week and were awarded ISO approved…
Finalist for the “Most improved LambPlus Flock 2018”: Daniel McKenna – Pallas Belclares (KD) Daniel first established his Pallas Belclare flock in 2013 and has been performance recording the flock…
Finalist for the “Highest Achieving LambPlus Flock 2018”: Laurence Barrett – Kilmeany Belclares (LB) Laurence Barrett established the Kilmeany Belclare Flock in 1988 and has been a member of the…
Breeders who want to improve the performance of their flock can take the first step by joining Sheep Ireland's LambPlus programme. As part of the programme, breeders are expected to…
Finalist for the “Highest Achieving LambPlus Flock 2018”: Patrick F Holland – Turlough Charollais (F71) The Turlough Charollais Flock was first established in 2008 and has been participating in the…