Agrisearch Projects - sheep

Signet Sheep Genotyping Project in Northern Ireland

30 June 2025

Genetics
In Progress

HUBS (Hills and Uplands for Beef and Sheep)

19 November 2020

Uplands, Environmental
Completed

Food Futures SMART Sustainable Agri-Food Production

08 July 2020

Environmental, New Technologies, Product Quality, Resilience / Labour
Completed

Development of Ovine Information System (OvIS)

07 July 2020

Genetics
Completed

ECOSWARD: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR MULTISPECIES SWARDS TO ENHANCE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WITHIN SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS

07 July 2020

Grassland, Environmental, Clover / legumes
Completed

Effects of sheep grazing strategies on animal performance and grass production, utilisation and quality

06 July 2020

Grassland
Completed

STAMP - Strategic use of Antimicrobials in Dairy, Beef and Lamb Production

03 July 2020

Evaluation of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock production sector in Northern Ireland (DBS-90-17).

03 July 2020

Environmental
Completed

RamCompare Phase II Northern Ireland (NI) - A parallel study to investigate the effects of terminal sire estimated breeding values for muscle and finishing diet on progeny performance, net feed efficiency and meat quality

17 September 2019

Product Quality, Genetics
Completed

Development of sheep breeding strategies for sustainable sheep systems

24 August 2011

Genetics, Environmental, Animal Health & Welfare
Completed

Developing breeding and management strategies to reduce lameness in the Northern Ireland sheep flock

24 August 2011

Animal Health & Welfare, Lameness, Genetics
Completed

Improved worm control strategies for sheep in the hill and lowland sectors

24 August 2011

Animal Health & Welfare, Parasites, Uplands
Completed

The Effects of Genetics of Lowland Crossbred Ewes & Terminal Sires on Lamb Output & Carcass Quality

24 August 2011

Product Quality, Genetics
Completed

Developing Low Cost, Natural Care Systems of Sheep Production

24 August 2011

Developing easy-care sheep systems

24 August 2011

Genetics, Resilience / Labour, Housing & Infrastructure
Completed

Developing improved worm control strategies for sheep in the hill and lowland sectors

24 August 2011

Animal Health & Welfare, Parasites, Uplands
Completed

Production of a CD on 'Using research information to reduce the costs of producing milk, beef and lamb'

24 August 2011

Resilience / Labour
Completed

Developing Low Cost, Easy-Care Lambing Systems

24 August 2011

Genetics, Animal Health & Welfare, Resilience / Labour
Completed

Selecting for easy care traits in lowland sheep flocks

24 August 2011

Genetics, Animal Health & Welfare, Resilience / Labour
Completed

Environmental consequences of maintaining crossbred ewes in the hill sector

24 August 2011

Genetics, Uplands
Completed

Long term economic consequences of maintaining crossbred ewes in the hill sector

24 August 2011

Uplands, Genetics
Completed

Research to evaluate the factors influencing the rates of adoption of sheep research in NI

24 August 2011

Resilience / Labour
Completed

Developing Improved Ewes for the Hill Sheep Sector Through Crossbreeding

24 August 2011

Uplands, Genetics
Completed

Developing Improved Ewes for the Hill Sheep Sector Through Crossbreeding - S-07-03

17 August 2011

Genetics, Uplands
Completed