Teagasc Sligo/Leitrim/Donegal in association with Sheep Ireland held a webinar in August with the focus on the night on sheep breeding and health. The webinar covered everything you need to…
The catalogue for the upcoming Sheep Ireland Elite €uro-Star Multi-Breed Ram Sale is now available. Download the sale catalogue here There are 412 rams entered from 10 different breeds (The…
We will be accepting subs until 1 pm on Monday, August 23rd by emailing [email protected] and seeking confirmation of receipt or calling 0238820451. No substitutes will be accepted after this deadline. The final sale catalogue…
Wondering where to find your next ram? The Sheep Ireland Elite Multi-Breed Ram Sale in Kilkenny, Saturday August 28th is the place for you! The largest catalogued ram sale in…
The deadline for sale entries is this Monday August 16th with promotion of the provisional sales catalogue from Wednesday, August 18th. All entries must be made via email to [email protected] in the following format: Breeder Name: Flock…
This year in conjunction with Teagasc, Sheep Ireland held a number of breeding workshops throughout Ireland. These events catered for commercial farmers and pedigree breeders. Topics covered included: The host…
Sheep Ireland has used data from the CPT to analyse the performance of sheep in a commercial setting and to validate the €urostar's. The results of this research are highlighted…
This year has seen a major increase in the number of animals being genotyping, with over 2,000 ram lambs alone being genomically tested. Many pedigree breed societies took the initiative…
The early bird catches the worm! Sheep farmers work hard all year to try to maximise the performance and welfare of their flock. At this time of year, most flocks…
In 2020 as part of the CPT Natural Mating Pilot project carried out last year, Sheep Ireland purchased 12 ram lambs of multiple breeds from LambPlus flocks to mate naturally…
Entries & Sale order Breeders are permitted to enter four rams from each breed in their flock. This year, flocks with over 50 ewes lambed of the same breed are allowed to enter a fifth ram…
Sheep Ireland’s Elite €uro-Star Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Saturday, August 28th 2021 at 11:30 am in Kilkenny Mart. Entry Criteria As usual, there will be entry criteria for each ram entering this sale. Due to…