Muscle & Fat Scanning back on the menu 2022
The muscle & fat scanning service is being offered to all Lambplus breeders again in 2022 after a 3 year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result of…
Critical to record lamb mortality!
Lambing Difficulty can be the single biggest burden on sheep farms at lambing time. If lambs sired by a particular ram prove to be very hard lambing it can leave…
Record 40 Day & 100 Day Weights today!
Lambs born in mid to late February are now at the correct age to record a 40 day weight, the age bracket to record a 40 day weight is between…
Tullamore Farm Lambing 2022 – “Anyone who is serious about improving the genetics of their flock, performance recording is invaluable”
The Irish Farmers Journal was out this week on the Tullamore Farm in County Offaly and got down to basics on how they are improving the genetic merit of their…
CPT Lambing coming to a close for 2022!
Central Progeny Test lambing is coming to a close for 2022. This year the lambing period was once again hugely successful. Over the course of 3 weeks approximately 1800 CPT…
First €uroStar evaluation for 2022 now available
Sheep Ireland have published the first genetic evaluation for the 2022 season. It is critical that breeders view this early genetic evaluation with a high degree of caution given the…
Adding Lamb Vigour to the €uroStar Indexes!
25% of all the labour on the average lowland Sheep farm throughout the year is used during the lambing period (A. Bohan, TLPM) making it one of the most demanding…
Genomics all the talk in Hollywood
Sheep Ireland were delighted to be invited to speak with the Wicklow Cheviot Sheep Breeders group this week (Tuesday 1st March) in Hollywood town center, Hollywood, Co. Wicklow. David Coen…
‘Protecting the purity of the Dingle Sheep’- DNA all the talk in Dingle
Sheep Ireland were delighted to be invited to speak with the West Kerry Scotch Mountain Sheep Breeders Society last week (Wed 9th Feb) in Dingle Mart. There was a good…
How to record Ewe milk
Recording of Ewe Milk is the measuring of how milky a ewe is at lambing time. The data recorded from this trait will flow directly into the sub-index 'Daughters Milk'…
Last chance to get Lambing Experience in March 2022- Contact ASAP if interested!
As Sheep Ireland prepare for the busy lambing period on the four Central Progeny Test (CPT) flocks, we are pleased to offer lambing experience to students who may be interested.…
Get your pregnancy scans in now to maximise your DQI!
LambPlus breeders should record their pregnancy scans today! Pregnancy Scan recording is included in your overall DQI %. It’s important to note that you will be scored on completion of…
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