Position Overview: You will play a vital role in driving innovation, sustainability, and profitability in the sheep farming sector through data-driven analysis, strategic insights, and collaborative partnerships. Your role would…
Description We are looking for one graduate to join our hard working and innovative team in our state of the art offices in Ballincollig, Co. Cork. Throughout the programme, you…
Genomic results from genotyped animals are displayed in the Genomic Results report screen, as scrapie results and the inbreeding coefficient . Parentage Results Select between: Parentage Results / Scrapie…
Through the Genomic Ordering screen, you can select different options considering if you are genotyping; lambs at birth, adult animals, or semen (pellet/straw). Ordering DNA tags for animals in your…
When a ewe is being genetically evaluated for her maternal traits, the number of lambs produced reflects her prolificacy and this is reflected in her Number of Lambs Born (NLB)…
Lambing season is in full swing and LambPlus breeders are recording lambing information that will contribute to their flock’s genetic evaluations. Recording how quick a lamb is to get up…
Ewe mothering ability is a trait that could potentially reduce the labour requirement or time spent per ewe. Differences exist among sire groups in the prevalence of poor ewe mothering…
Over 1450 flocks have signed up to performance record their animals in 2024. Now that the deadline for joining LambPlus has passed for lowland breeders, Sheep Ireland is delighted to…
Lambing Difficulty can be the single biggest burden on sheep farms at lambing time. It's important information that should be recorded properly. If lambs sired by a particular ram prove…
Hill Breeding Groups have been working together with Sheep Ireland taking action to support the farmer’s requirements for the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS). Sheep Ireland has identified 17 Hill Groups…
As you may know, the National Sheep Breed Improvement Program aims to enhance the genetic merit of sheep breeds through various strategies, including selective breeding. One critical aspect of this…
When recording lambing events, a ewe must be given credit for producing a multiple litter of lambs, even if one is dead, fostered or sold as a pet. When this…