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Video: Man builds crow trap to combat bird attacks on lambs

May 3, 2019

Sheep

A man in Co. Roscommon has built a simple mechanism, made with timber and chicken wire, that is proving to be “a life…

‘Dog chipping must be made compulsory’ – ICSA sheep chairman

April 14, 2019

Sheep

Seán McNamara sheep committee chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) spoke about the impact that marauding dogs are having…

Sheep trade: Prices remain under pressure this week

February 26, 2019

Sheep

Factory quotes have declined this week; despite a drop in numbers slaughtered. Kepak Athleague is offering a base price of 510c/kg (Quality Assurance…

Sheep trade: Factories act on lowering lamb quotes

February 19, 2019

Sheep

The recent rise in lamb quotes has ceased with processors moving to take a hold of the market. However, farmers are encouraged to…

Higher lamb growth rate and less worms when grazing multi-species swards

January 6, 2019

Sheep

A study carried at UCD (University College Dublin) Lyons Farm during 2015 and 2016 showed that lambs produced from multi-species swards were heavier…

Be mindful of withdrawal dates when dosing lambs

November 25, 2018

Sheep

Some factory agents have highlighted the importance of adhering to meat withdrawal periods when sending lambs for slaughter. This is particularly relevant when…

Finishing lambs on your farm? Here are some options

November 10, 2018

Sheep

When considering strategies to finish lambs during autumn, grazed grass is the low-cost option. In order to maximise average daily gain (ADG), adequate…

400 light lambs per week to be supplied to Kepak – INHFA

June 7, 2018

Sheep

It has been announced that the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has reached an agreement to supply 400 light lambs per…

Nematodirus warning: The signs, effects and preventative measures

April 26, 2018

Sheep

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a statement warning and advising farmers on the predicted risk of Nematodirus infection…

Farmer surprised to find ewe and five healthy lambs

March 13, 2018

Sheep

A farmer in the midlands was left surprised after a ewe gave birth to five healthy lambs, without any assistance. Richie O’Neill, who…

How to rear surplus lambs effectively

March 9, 2018

Each year, every flock in Ireland will have lambs that need to be adopted onto another ewe or be artificially reared. Deciding which…

Surplus lambs perform well on ewe milk replacer

March 4, 2018

Surplus lambs reared on performance-formulated lamb milk replacer – based on whey protein from cow’s milk – do just as well as lambs…

Are you missing out on a stress-free profit opportunity with triplet lambs?

February 14, 2018

One in five sheep producers are still cross fostering triplet lambs onto single-bearing ewes and about 30% are continuing to bottle feed orphans.…

Forage focus: Getting a head start with ‘Redstart’

December 21, 2017

Sheep

Forage crops have been grown for a number of seasons in UCD Lyons Research Farm, but this year has been the most successful.…

Northern lambs continue to occupy southern factories

June 14, 2017

Sheep

Northern Irish origin lamb continues to take a prominent position in Irish sheep factories. So far this year, some 144,332 Northern Irish sheep have been slaughtered in…

6 sets of quintuplet lambs born on one lucky Offaly farm

March 24, 2017

Sheep

No less than six sets of quintuplet lambs have been born, and survived, on one lucky farm in Co. Offaly since the start of…

5 steps to improve lambing success on your farm

March 20, 2017

Sheep

Lambing is underway on many mid-season production systems across the country. As we’ve heard many times before ‘success occurs when opportunity meets preparation’…

Sheep Marts: Slight improvement in hogget trade

February 22, 2017

Sheep

Trade showed some signs of improvement at Tullow Mart in Co. Carlow, with heavy hoggets up €4-5/head at the sale on Tuesday, February…

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