DONEGAL TEXEL BREEDERS ANNUAL HARVEST SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE TEXEL RAMS & EWES FRIDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2018 RAPHOE LIVESTOCK MART Show: 5.00pm Sale: 6.30pm LIST OF EXHIBITORS Mervyn & Anna Boal, Killydesert, Coolboy, Letterkenny 69 Dan Bonner, Falmore, Dungloe 35 Marty Bonner, Falmore, Dungloe 62 Liam Browne, Listillion, Letterkenny 3, 42, 43, 44 Malachy Byrne, Ballymagowan, Dunkineely 38 Henry & Carla Canny, Effishmore, Gleneely 4, 48 Daniel Devlin, Cleagh, Clonmany 75, 76 Ryan Doherty, Urrisma, Clonmany 16, 17, 18, 93 William Doherty, Galdonagh, Glebe, Manorcunningham 56, 57, 58, 59, 97, 98, 99 Louise Edwards, Hillsborough, Ramelton 70, 71 Ronnie Edwards, Hillsborough, Ramelton 64, 65, 66, 100, 101 Patrick Friel, Drumatrummon, Kerrykeel 51, 52, 53 Daniel Gallagher, Carren, Kerrykeel 26 Christine Gibson, Mageestown, Raphoe 77, 78, 79 Michael Grant, Umricam, Buncrana 67, 68 John Greene, Larahirl, Culdaff 39, 40, 41 Ryan Greene, Larahirl, Culdaff 55 Noel Heekin, Largynaseeragh, Glencolumcille 34 Michael Henderson, Clonblosk, Buncrana 22 Ciaran Heraghty, Clooney, Ramelton 1, 19, 20 Jonathon & Ivor Kee, Drumboe, Ballybofey 32, 33 Ivor & W.J. Kilpatrick, The Common, Raphoe 72, 73, 74, 102, 103, 104 Gavin McCrabbe, Drumcairn, Manorcunningham 5 John McGee, Massinass, Creeslough 45, 46, 47, 94, 95, 96 James & Cian McGrath, Clarcaricknagun, Donegal Town 54 McHugh Bros, Speenogue, Burt 23, 24, 25, 93 Shane McHugh, Figart, Dunfanaghy 13, 14, 15, 89, 90, 91 Declan McLoone, Lr. Main Street, Glenties 80, 81, 82 John McLoone, Tullyard Road, Glenties 83, 84, 85 Paul Mallon, Towney, Kilmacrennan, Letterkenny 6, 7 Hughie & Cathal Mooney, Brackey, Ardara 60 Isobell Moore, Labbadish, Manorcunningham 27, 28, 29 Neville Myles, Legaltion, Ballyshannon 10, 11, 12, 86, 87, 88 John Parke, Ballyholey, Raphoe 36, 37 Stewart & Scott Parke, Glenkeerin, Glenmaquin 2, 30, 31 Justin Porter, Lustille, Carrigans, Lifford 8 Dwayne Shiels, 231 Ros-Suilighe, Letterkenny 9 Gerard Shiels, 231 Ros-Suilighe, Letterkenny 21 H & C Wilson, Magherahane, Raphoe 61 Andrew & Richard Wilson, Shannagh, Raphoe 49, 50 Sam Wilson, Shannagh, Raphoe 63 Important: The Pedigree Information and other animal data printed in this catalogue is as supplied by or on behalf of the breeder. The responsibility for the accuracy of the information therefore rests solely with the breeder. Prize Winners 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Class 1 Shearling ewe Class 2 Ewe lamb Class 3 Shearling Ram Class 4 Ram Lamb Reserve Female Female Champion Champion Reserve Male Male Champion Champion Donegal Texel Breeders would like to thank Gibson Farm Services Ltd., Mageestown, Raphoe, Tel: (074) 9145145 for sponsoring tonight’s show and sale. Their sponsorship is gratefully acknowledged. Important: The Pedigree Information printed in this catalogue is as supplied by or on behalf of the breeder. The responsibility for the accuracy of the information therefore rests solely with the breeder and not Sheep Ireland. Sheep Ireland €uroStars How to select a ram fit for purpose? Evaluations should never be the only tool you use when selecting animals for breeding. Animals must also be examined to ensure the animal is also physically correct; an animal that is not physically correct (ie. mouth, feet, etc.) cannot compensate for this fault regardless of its evaluation and should be avoided for breeding purposes. €uroStars – How to interpret them · Each star represents where the animal ranks on each index in 20% bounds · One star represents the bottom 20% of the breed for that trait · Five star represents the top 20% of the breed for that trait · The higher the stars, the higher the predicted profitability of that animal Animals that only have the outline of a star represent animals that have within flock evaluations, this means the star rating of these animals can not be compared to any other animals from a different flock. Rank · This figure indicates more precisely where the animals rank within the breed. eg. Top 11% (see example below) · This is displayed with the black pointer, the further to the right these are on the scale, the better its position with the breed. Acc % (Accuracy%) · This figure is very important as it represents the amount of data behind each evaluation. Where Acc is low, much less emphasis should be placed on the evaluation, and vice versa. · This is displayed with the grey pointer, the further to the right these are on the scale, the more information this evaluation is based on. e.g. Acc 43% (see example on previous page) Acc % parameters V.Poor, 0% - 14% Poor, 15% - 24% Fair, 25% - 34% Good, 35% - 49% V.Good, 50% and abov Indexes & Traits 1) Replacement (€1.126) – If a farmer desires a ram to breed both lambs both for slaughter and replacement ewe lambs then they should select a ram based on this index. The bulk of this index is a combination of Lamb Survivability, Days to Slaughter, No. of lambs born & Daughters milk. The € value beside the index represents the difference in profit that each lamb sired from this ram will have. 2) Terminal (€0.542) – If a farmer desires a ram to breed only lambs for slaughter then they should select a ram based on this index. The bulk of this index is a combination of Lamb Survivability and Days to Slaughter. The € value beside the index represents the difference in profit that each lamb sired from this ram will have. 3) Lamb Survivability – This ranks animals based on lambing ease and lamb survival rate. Every positive % point on this index is an extra lamb surviving to 40 days and vice versa. 4) Days to Slaughter – This ranks animals on their genetic ability to grow. The index associated with this trait represents the difference in the predicted number of days required for the progeny of this ram to reach the desired slaughtered weight compared with other animals of the same breed. 5) No. of Lambs Born – This ranks animals based on the predicted prolificacy of the females from this animal compared with other animals of the same breed. 6) Daughters Milk – This ranks animals based on the predicted milking performance of their daughters compared with other animals of the same breed. RamSearch.ie The Sheep Ireland Online Ram search is also available at ramsearch.ie, you can use this tool to get the most up to date evaluations for a ram, to search for rams by county, breed and current evaluation ratings. Contact Us Find out more about €uroStar rams, LambPlus or the Online Ram search you can visit www.sheep.ie, E-mail query@ sheep.ie, or Call us on 023 882 0451 Females Note to purchasers – Please note that the minimum selling price for females is €250.00 and all sales are subject to 5% commission, payable by the Purchaser. Owner: Ciaran Heraghty (DQI: 41%); Clooney, Ramelton, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Lot: 1 Breeder: Ciaran Heraghty; Clooney, Ramelton, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Animal Ancestry €uroStars 30/08/2018 IE041578100589G Claybury Warrior Replacement (€-1.5) Terminal (€0.6) GS DHL1500849 Acc 27%Rank Btm 25% Acc 27% Rank Top 33% HCE1800589 GD Annakisha Tullyhill OKI14080 V Poor Excellent Turoe Yogie Lamb Survivability BtmV 16% 0% V 100% DOB: 19-Jan-2018 LPP16001 (-0.42%) Acc 33.2% Texel Days to Slaughter V Top 8% 0% V 100% Female Tullyhill -7.66 days Acc 31% V Top 8% HCE14012 V V Et No. of Lambs Born 0% 100% Forkins Smasher (€0.63) Acc 31% GS GAF1100319 TopV 40% Daughters Milk 0% V 100% Acc 24% GD Tullyhill (€0.08) HCE12019 Comment: Sire was 1st prize aged ram and Res. Champion at 3 shows this year Owner: Stewart & Scott Parke (DQI: 42%); Glenkeeran, Glenmaquin, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Lot: 2 Breeder: Stewart & Scott Parke; Glenkeeran, Glenmaquin, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Animal Ancestry €uroStars 30/08/2018 IE041592601115G Strathbogie Smokey Blue Replacement (€-0.59) Terminal (€1.15) GS IJS1100074 Acc 34%Rank Top 50% Acc 35% Rank Top 8% SPF1801115 GD Teiglum Glenkeeran CFT1000183 V Poor Excellent Teiglum Thunder Lamb Survivability V Top 12% 0% V 100% DOB: 17-Jan-2018 CFT1201741 (1.02%) Acc 42.5% Texel Days to Slaughter Top 31%V 0% V 100% Female Glenkeeran -5.05 days Acc 43% V Btm 35% SPF16005 VV Twin No. of Lambs Born 0% 100% Labbadish Whimper (€-0.35) Acc 33% GS IMF15044 V Btm 43% Daughters Milk 0% V 100% Acc 31% GD Glenkeeran (€-0.52) SPF14008 Comment: Sire by the £15k Teiglum Thunder Owner: Liam Browne; Listillion, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Lot: 3 Breeder: Liam Browne; Listillion, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Animal Ancestry €uroStars 30/08/2018 IE041591605641E Eden Valley Wild West Replacement (€) Terminal (€) GS WEV1500443 Acc %Rank Top % Acc % Rank Top % LBF1805641 GD Sportsmans Highway BGS1300873 V Poor Excellent Sportsmans Alabama Lamb Survivability V Top % 0%V 100% DOB: 10-Feb-2018 BGS1702681 (%) Texel Days to Slaughter V Top % 0%V 100% Highway Female Flock is not a member of LambPlus V Top % LBF15003 VV Et No. of Lambs Born 0% 100% Strathbogie Terminator GS IJS1200069 V Top % Daughters Milk 0%V 100% GD Braehead QDA1000031 Comment: Owner: Henry & Carla Canny; Effishmore, Gleneely, Co.Donegal Lot: 4 Breeder: Henry & Carla Canny; Effishmore, Gleneely, Co.Donegal Animal Ancestry €uroStars 30/08/2018 IE045688200406H Procters Ventura Replacement (€) Terminal (€) GS PFD1403565 Acc % Rank Top % Acc % Rank Top % HCG1800406 GD Tophill Glenview HPH1300531 V Poor Excellent Tophill Wall Street Lamb Survivability V Top % 0%V 100% DOB: 28-Jan-2018 HPH1500816 (%) Texel Days to Slaughter V Top % 0%V 100% Labbadish Female Flock is not a member of LambPlus V Top % IMF15010 VV Triplet No. of Lambs Born 0% 100% Emlach T-Rex GS FSE12007 V Top % Daughters Milk 0%V 100% GD Springhill FTS1201252 Comment: Males Note to purchasers – Please note that the minimum selling price for males is €300.00 and all sales are subject to 5% commission, payable by the Purchaser.