The CPT is a fundamental pillar of the sheep breed improvement programme: Source of independent commercial data Establishing Genetic Linkage Validation of the indexes Investigating new traits Building across-breed dataset…
Apart from the LambPlus App and the Farmer Homepage - online services, breeders can do their data recordings using this printed Flock Notebook. Afterwards, all the information will need to…
How to record Mating? (watch this video): Where a ewe has been Single Sire Mated, there are 4 options available, Laproscopic AI Cervical AI Natural Serve Natural Serve with the…
As part of the LambPlus programme, farmers record a variety of key events such as: Mating, Pregnancy scanning, Lambing information, and Weights. Have you recorded your 2023 mating? If you still…
Your Current DQI The Data Quality Index (DQI) is a new index that rates flocks based on the quality and quantity of the data recorded on the flock over the…
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…
Central Progeny Testing (CPT) The CPT was established in 2009 and its main function was to fast track and maintain genetic linkage among performance recording flocks in Ireland. It carries…