At the beginning of 2020 it was decided that the ramsearch needed an overhaul to make it more useful and user friendly for commercial and pedigree farmers alike to source…
The breeding season is approaching in the coming months and many LambPlus breeders are using their inbreeding checkers on their Sheep Ireland accounts to select suitable rams to serve their…
Late December/early January born lambs are now coming to the end of the Scanning/150 day weight bracket (between 121 – 180 days of age) and breeders should have these weights…
Flock visits have formed an integral part of the breed improvement program since they started in January 2019. They give LambPlus breeders an opportunity to talk one-to-one with a Sheep…
As with all aspects of Sheep Ireland we are constantly looking for ways to improve the LambPlus programme with the main driver of change being breeder feedback. Every day we…
All Central Progeny Test flocks have now started their lambing. All ewes lambing down have their lambing difficulty recorded as well as their milk ability and mothering ability. Special care…
Over the course of January, Sheep Irelands field technician, David Coen, has been very busy carrying out flock visits for LambPlus Breeders. The visit affords the breeders one-to-one time with…
Kevin McDermott of Sheep Ireland spoke about setting the sheep sector up for the future at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place Friday 17th of January…