Sheep Ireland Board elections affords the opportunity to stakeholders to have their say on who represents them on the Board participating in the governance. The aim of the Sheep Ireland…
Find out all about the Sheep Improvement Scheme Genotyped Ram action by checking the following FAQs. 1. When do I need to complete the Genotyped Ram task? All participants are…
The Movement Report provides full clarity of all the movements into/out of the flock (including deaths), making it easy to analyze and review the main reasons why animals are culled…
The genomic evaluation runs weekly, there is potential for index movements due to new data flowing into the evaluation. The star rating system (Table €urostar Categories 1-5 stars) was incorporated…
When to weigh LambPlus lambs? Check these tables. All lambs DO NOT need to be weighed when they are exactly 40, 100, or 150 days of age. If lambs are weighed between the parameters…
After a breeder sends the tissue samples to the lab, the genotyping process can take up to 4 weeks, unless it requires a re-testing. The Steps are as follows: Breeders…
Demand for Sire verified Hill rams & scrapie type 1, 2, or 3, is predicted to dramatically increase this season. Breeders can expect an earlier and higher demand, so Sheep…
Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Saturday, August 24th 2024 in Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly. The success of the sale has been primarily driven by…
Breeders collects valuable performance information that is used in the Sheep Ireland genetic evaluations. There are 5 key weights to be recorded: birth weight, 40-day weight, 100-day weight (weaning), 150-day…
After completion of the 2024 lambing registrations, linkage status is now updated for all flocks. Flock linkage refers to the genetic connectivity/relatedness between flocks. Providing accurate €uroStars (genetic evaluations) to…
LambPlus aims to collect as much performance information as possible for use in the Sheep Ireland genetic evaluations. Breeders collect a wide range of data on their flock right across…
Use your Weighing Report to assess flock performance and know what lambs are the best performers. LambPlus breeders put a lot of time and effort into recording critical animal weights…