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The Sheep Ireland multi-breed ram sale takes place on the fourth Saturday of August each year, which falls on 28 August this year.
Since the launch of genomic evaluations in 2020, an increased number of LambPlus breeders have been getting their ram lambs genomically tested prior to the sale season and this serves to benefit both the seller and the buyer.
The main benefit for both parties is that Sheep Ireland can produce a more accurate evaluation for that animal, allowing the buyer to place more confidence in the evaluation of the animal than ever before.
The average increase in the accuracy of a genomically tested ram is 15% to 20%.
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