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Pictured Left to right - Martin Kerrigan, Clonbur and ICBF, John Joe Vesey Dooagh and Eneas Kane Dooagh MALP participants, Graham Potterton ICBF and Seamus Joyce, Sshanafarahaun and ICBF weighing blackface lambs.
Martin Kerrigan, Graham Potterton and Seamus Joyce LCBF weighing mule lambs on Mark Walsh's farm as part of the MALP breeding project.
Also involved in the recording scheme are: John Joyce, Shanafarahaun; Micheal O'Neill and Steven O'Neill, Derryveeney; Martin Kerrigan, Clonbur; Joe Scahill, Prospect, Westport and Oliver Cawle, Derryribbeen, Clogher, Westport.
MALP (Maternal Lamb Producers Programme)
A number of group members are involved in the MALP programme as part of the Sheep Ireland project run by ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation).
There is a specific focus on maternal traits as the hill breeds will play an important role in the future profitability of the Irish ewe flock.