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…
We have launched a new “Inbreeding Checker” for all LambPlus members. The Inbreeding Checker will allow breeders to compare up to 5 potential rams at a time, against all the females…
Kevin McDermott Sheep IReland explains some of the difference found in the CPT between 2013 and 2015 when comparing 1 Star vs 5 Star at an individual trait level over…
Directions: Teagasc Event signs will be used to direct you to the farms Aidan & Anne Murphy – Farm will be sign posted from the N11 approximately 1 km north…
Our current scanning machines were simply too old, prone to breakdowns and are no longer serviceable. The new machines will be a major improvement and will hopefully contribute to capturing more accurate data, due…
If you wish to have your flock scanned for Muscle and Fat depth this year please TEXT the word SCANNING to 0894577665 before the 22nd of May. Ultrasound scanning information…
Over the past number of days Sheep Ireland have been visiting the Central Progeny Test flocks to capture lambs 40 day weights. All CPT ewes and lambs have been weighed…