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Sheep Ireland, through its breeding information service LambPlus, provides a range of breeding information reports and tools for the Irish Sheep farmer. We have made great progress over the last…
Sheep Ireland, through its breeding information service LambPlus, provides a range of breeding information reports and tools for the Irish Sheep farmer. We have made great progress over the last…
Sheep Ireland announces today that Kevin McDermott, the Sheep Ireland Manager, will be stepping down from his current position to pursue an exciting opportunity as the HerdPlus Manager at the…
Great opportunity for the Hill sector to keep on improving. Presently Sheep Ireland has two hill flock books recording with them; the Mayo-Connemara ram group and the Donegal Wicklow Cheviot…
Genotype your stock rams for the best chances of producing SIS eligible lambs next year! SIS eligible rams are in high demand since the launch of the scheme giving pedigree…
LambPlus is the performance recording service provided by Sheep Ireland to all pedigree and commercial sheep farmers in Ireland. Existing LambPlus breeders can now renew their LambPlus membership for 2024.…
In 2023, as part of the CPT Natural Mating programme, Sheep Ireland purchased 13 rams. Together with 8 other rams purchased in 2022, will be mating the CPT Ewes in…
When Sheep Ireland users log into their account and want to update their inventory by adding newly purchased stock to their flock, this can be done easily by following the…
The time has come around again for Sheep Ireland's Central Progeny Test (CPT) programme 2023-2024 breeding season. The CPT is a critical element of the National Sheep Breed Improvement program…
The Euro-Star Index is a breeding index designed to aid sheep farmers in the selection of more profitable breeding animals. Euro-Star Indexs quantify the genetic component of an animal’s performance…
Follow Sheep Ireland's official Instagram page by clicking on the icon, and keep up to date with all things Sheep Ireland. We will be posting regular updates and reminders for…
For the past number of years, the 3 methods of Mating that have been available for breeders to record has been Laproscopic AI, Cervical AI & Natural Service. Sheep Ireland…
The purpose of the CPT sponging is to synchronize ewes oestrus cycle for the day of AI. Over 600 ewes have been sponged this week, with 400 being artificially inseminated…