OVIGEN Parentage Reports
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…
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…
Case Study: Richard Moore, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny; Columbkille Flock Richard has been breeding Suffolk sheep all his life, his flock was established in 1958 by his father and has been…
Case Study: Jim and Frampton Jeffery, Midleton, Co. Cork; Bawnard Flock Jim and Frampton Jeffery run a flock of pedigree Charollais, Suffolk and Texel ewes. The flock has been performance…
With 32 rams being used across the 2,400 ewes a lot of effort is put in place to ensure that the maximum return is acquired from the subsequent recorded data.…
The National Ploughing Championships will take place this week from Tuesday 20th – Thursday 22nd September. Sheep Ireland will be present at the National Ploughing Championships this year as part of the Irish…
This guide contains some simple pointers on how to interpret & use the €uroStar evaluations as well as summarising all the data that is collected by performance recording breeders, an…
The 6th Annual Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-breed ram sale took place on Saturday (Aug 27th) in Tullamore Co. Offaly. This was the largest Sheep Ireland sale held to date,…
A new Ultrasound Scanning (Muscle and Fat depth) Report has been launched for all LambPlus members. This report displays the muscle and fat depth recorded, as well as the weight…