With the mating season almost ending in many flocks, remember to genotype your stock rams to ensure your lambs receive their star ratings during the next season. Sheep genomic information…
Check the calendar and information about the oncoming Hill Ram sales 2024 with SIS-eligible rams. Several Hill breed Groups have been working together with Sheep Ireland, planning actions to support…
Are you a pedigree breeder importing rams or ewes into Ireland? Each year a considerable number of LambPlus pedigree ram breeders travel abroad to source new genetic lines for their…
Do I need to submit to the Department any proof to show that I have purchased the required SIS ram? No proof need to be submitted. There is no requirement…
Every year in May, after completion of the lambing registrations, linkage status is updated for all LambPlus flocks. Breeders need to take action during the mating season to keep the…
When purchasing an SIS ram it's important to consider that the ram needs to be eligible at the date of being catalogued for a sale, or at the date of…
The Sheep Ireland Guide & Directory of Breeders 2024 is now available and has been posted out to over 19,000 commercial breeders this month, in time for the breeding season.…
Sheep Ireland sales going from strength to strength! Sheep Ireland’s 14th Annual Multi-Breed Ram sale occurred on Saturday, August 24th, in Tullamore Mart. The Sheep Ireland sale still remains to…
A major new development between Sheep Ireland and Irish sheep marts is being launched this weekend. For many years Irish cattle farmers (sellers and buyers) have had the benefit of…
Sheep Ireland's LambPlus €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on this Saturday, August 24th at 11:30 am in Tullamore Mart (Eircode R35 A662). The catalogue is now available! Click…
Do they work in a commercial farm? Yes. Data used in the €uroStar evaluations also comes from commercial grass-based sheep flocks which means that a lot of the data included…
New Genomic Inbreeding Checker Over the past few months Sheep Ireland have been working on a new ‘Genomic Inbreeding’ facility where two genotyped rams of the same breed can be…