Texel News
Export Enquiry
We would welcome enquiries from overseas no matter how far or near and will gladly entertain groups interested in coming to view some of the outstanding flocks Ireland has to offer. We can also arrange purchasing on your behalf, acting as intermediary for prospective customers and our members.
In 2009 a number of lambs were exported to Scotland and Germany
We also have a list of approved transporters that will transport your purchase.
To help in selecting the most profitable ram or ewe for you we can also offer you sheep with figures from the new Irish recording scheme called Lamplus. Lambplus was set up in ...more »
Date Published: 26/01/2010
Lambplus®?
1. What is Lambplus®?
LambPlus® is the Sheep Breeding information service arm of ‘Sheep Ireland’. For pedigree sheep breeders LambPlus® has replaced the Department of Agriculture run PSBIP scheme. LambPlus® will record relevant on farm data submitted by the farmers, and flock owners will then get genetic evaluations and flock reports that will allow them to compare their flock’s performance with other LambPlus® users.
Flock owners who join Lambplus ® get the following service:
A. Online Flock Inventory – Allows Flock owner reconciles NSIS tag with within ...more »
Date Published: 26/01/2010
Minister Smith Launches New Irish Texel Website
Minister Brendan Smith took time out from his busy schedule to launch the Irish Texels new website and re-branding at the National Ploughing Championships this week at Athy.
The new Irish Texel Society website is now live and as you can see it is quite a transformation from our previous site! More and more farmers are doing business online - from keeping up to date with news and regulations, to sourcing breed information and connecting with other farmers - so we felt it was time to refresh our online image. Naturally we wanted a website which was accessible and useful to members and potential members, and which provided a wealth of useful information. We also looked f ...more »
Date Published: 24/09/2009
LambPlus Profit through Science
1. How has ICBF become involved in Sheep Breeding?
“Sheep Ireland” is the trading name of Sheep Database Ltd. In 2008, “Sheep Ireland” was formed after a period of extensive consultation with the sheep industry. The key events in the history of how ICBF has become involved in sheep breeding are briefly as follows: June 2006: The ‘Sheep Industry Development Strategy’ report was completed, under the chairmanship of John Malone. This report recommended that ICBF should become involved in sheep breeding. Feb 2007: ICBF developed a proposal for sheep breeding & sheep information services. This proposal gave details of a way forward for sheep breed ...more »
Date Published: 15/03/2009
