Sheep Ireland breeding conference and farm walk
Sheep Ireland breeding conference and farm walk 2022-07-08
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Sheep Ireland breeding conference and farm walk 2022-07-08
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SHARING OPTIONS: The global recommendation is not to exceed an inbreeding coefficient of 6.25%, particularly for pedigree breeding stock. Sheep Ireland held its annual industry meeting last Thursday with three presentations on the latest research implemented into the national breeding programme and the €uro-Star indices for 2021. This article summarises some of the most significant updates. Over 80% of LambPlus stock rams are now genotyped via the Sheep Ireland’s genomic service. This has increased the accuracy of the evaluations produced in 2021, a...
Áine O’Brien, Post-doctoral Researcher on Sheep Genetics and Genomics, Teagasc Reducing labour at lambing: improving lamb vigour and ewe mothering ability through breeding Ben Shrugnal – UK Vet Laryngeal chrondritis is an obstructive disease of the upper respiratory tract in sheep caused by abscesses on the larynx which, along with swelling and inflammation of the throat, restrict the windpipe. (Texel Throat) Questions & Answers Áine O’Brien Áine O’Brien is a Post-doctoral Researcher on Sheep Genetics and Genomics, Teagasc. She qualified with a BAgrSc Agricultural Science (Anim...