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  1. gellis888

    Tru-Test vs Gallagher (recording sheep)

    I know eid has been talked about in previous posts but I’m ‘weighing up’ which brand to go with. I would like to, going forward, record my sheep flock and make better breeding decisions. I’ve tried to find direct comparisons or differences but not had much luck. All the commercial sheep...
  2. gellis888

    Thoughts on Ghallagher hand held EID readers and the Animal Performance Software (APS) which works with it

    Hi there, I am starting a sheep enterprise and want to get the right EID reader and software. I've used Ghallagher before in New Zealand but I'm not sure whether it will be equipped record data needed in the UK for assurance and environmental paperwork or other general data. What are peoples...
  3. farmer1989

    Converting to EID

    Hi so we are new to Eid most of our young stock now have the tags looking to implement a weigh system and track animals but would also like to use it in parlour to track I'd yield ect.... we also have auto sort gate and out of parlour feeders our collar system is needing to be replaced currently...
  4. Davy McCracken

    The benefits of using EID associated kit

    On SRUC’s Kirkton and Auchtertyre upland research farms we have assessed whether the electronic monitoring and logging of information on individual sheep and lambs could provide a powerful management tool. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/farming/1260434/undefined-headline-2819/
  5. TGM

    ewe efficiency calculations

    I'm interested in the opinions of breeders on the importance of ewe efficiency as defined by ewe efficiency = kg lamb produced at xx days per kg ewe at previous tupping. I'm of the opinion that the ewe efficiency alone is a very blunt tool and that other factors should also be included when...
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