January 26, 2021 6:00 am An exciting line up of Teagasc and international speakers have been assembled for the Teagasc Virtual Sheep Conference, which takes place across two evenings, starting tonight, Tuesday, January 26, at 8:00pm, with the second session taking place on Thursday, January 28. New Zealand influence Tonight’s session hosted by Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc, will deliver a strong New Zealand influence as Teagasc Walsh Scholar Nicola Fetherstone provides an update on the INZAC trial in Athenry which compares one-star and five-star Irish ewes with elite New Zealand ewes. Nicola’s studies has involved not only the collection and analysis of a vast amount of data on the INZAC flock including reproductive, lambing, ewe and lamb growth, performance and productivity, but also allowed her to travel to New Zealand for a three-month period to link up with agri-consultancy firm AbacusBio and increase her knowledge in the area of New Zealand production systems.