Case Study: Shaun & Seamus Gahan, Graiguenamanagh Co. Kilkenny ; Barrowlands Flock Shaun and Seamus Gahan run a flock of pedigree Suffolk ewes. The flock has been performance recording with…
Background The national Central Progeny Test (CPT) which is run by Sheep Ireland is one of the most valuable breeding resources in the country. The CPT gives a means for…
Last year Sheep Ireland carried out several case studies on how accurately the €uro-Stars can predict the pregnancy scanning results in performance recording flocks, and the results were extremely encouraging…
This booklet serves two purposes: The guide section itself contains very useful information regarding €uroStar indexes and how best to interpret them, ram selection, LambPlus, the Central Progeny Test Program etc.…
This sale boasted a record entry of rams for this Sheep Ireland sale. In total 306 lots were catalogued across seven breeds. On sale day we saw a huge crowd…
Next phase of OVIGEN announced OVIGEN (sheep genomics research project) is now offering heavily subsidised genotyping to ram breeders that participated in the initial stages of this project. These initial…
Included in this manual is the information and some handy links to help you to maintain and performance record your Pedigree Flock. Gaining Access to your Sheep Ireland Account To get the…
Another first for Irish sheep genetic improvement Over the past number of weeks Sheep Ireland have been circulating Parentage Verification results to pedigree ram breeders that participated in the OVIGEN…
What is Accuracy% - Accuracy% is one of the most critical aspects of the Sheep Ireland genetic evaluations. Many people speak about the €uroStar ratings of a particular animal - each…
Last week we talked about the potential of using a Lamb Quality Score (LQS) to help predict a lambs days to slaughter. This week we look at how well the…
In 2016 a lamb quality score (LQS) was collected on over 2000 central progeny test lambs when they were between 60 -100 days of off age. The LQS is a…
Case Study: John Renehan, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny; Violet Hill Flock The Violet Hill flock is run by John Renehan who runs a flock of 70 Pedigree Belclares and 45 Pedigree…