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Sheep Ireland's LambPlus Flock Visits
Sheep Ireland's flock visits are under way with some LambPlus breeders have already been visited by a Sheep Ireland technician. Flock visits were introduced in 2019 to provide Sheep Ireland's LambPlus breeders guidance and advice with any queries they may…
Sheep Ireland Flock Visits to all LambPlus Members
As part of the LambPlus program in 2019, Sheep Ireland are conducting flock visits to all members of the LambPlus programme. The purpose of these visits is to assist LambPlus breeders in recording accurate data and answering any questions they…
Improving the Rate of Genetic Gain - What factors are involved?
Kevin McDermott of Sheep Ireland gave a presentation on the factors involved in improving the rate of genetic gain in flocks on day 1, session 1 of the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and…
THEN & NOW 10 YEARS OF SHEEP IRELAND
Dr. Tim Byrne of AbacusBio Limited, Edinburgh, gave an insightful presentation on the last 10 years of business for Sheep Ireland on day 1, session 1 of the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday…
Putting the €urostars into Action
David Coen spoke on behalf of Salesian Agricultural College in session 1 of day 1 at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December 2018 in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. Salesian…
Can we Breed Healthier Sheep using Breeding as a Strategy?
Áine O' Brien, a Phd student in Teagasc Moorepark gave a presentation in session 1 of day 1 at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December 2018 in the Hudson…
Parentage Assignment using Genomics
Dr Donagh Berry gave a presentation in session 1 of day 1 at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December 2018 in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. Donagh spoke about…
Sheep Ireland's Update on Genetic Evaluations
Sheep Ireland's Geneticist Theirry Pabiou gave a presentation at the highly successful ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference (ISGC) which took place before Christmas on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December 2018 in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. Theirry talked…
Ewe Efficiency & Greenhouse Gases
Dr. Fiona McGovern of Teagasc spoke at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December 2018 in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone. Fiona spoke on research currently being conducted by herself…
Sheep Ireland’s continuing research with the OviData project
At the recent ICBF and Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference (ISGC) which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Eamon Wall of Sheep Ireland presented a poster on the OviData project. OviData is…
Significant Developments in the Future through Innovative Research Projects
Eamon Wall of Sheep Ireland spoke about the SusSheP project and what it hopes to achieve at the ICBF & Sheep Ireland Genetics Conference which took place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone.…
Tagging at Birth: The key to successful performance recording.
As part of the CPT Program all lambs are tagged shortly after birth with an EID Tag and a DNA Tag. The practice of tagging lambs at birth is the only way that allows Sheep Ireland Technicians to accurately performance…
