Sheep Ireland CLG

Sheep Ireland CLG

Organisation type: 
Research organisations
Stakeholders
Service provider
Country: 
Ireland
Short name: 
Sheep Ireland
Description: 

Sheep Ireland is the national provider of genetic evaluations to the Irish Sheep industry. LambPlus is the service provided to Irish Sheep flocks in order to performance record their flocks and receive genetic evaluations for their flock. Sheep Ireland also runs a central Progeny Test (CPT) which consists of 2,200 ewes. These ewes are all bred by some of the most influential sires in the country, will all their progeny being performance recorded from birth right through to slaughter or they are retained as breeding females where they will continue to be recorded.

International: 
Yes