Sheep
Farmers that are planning ahead for their lambing dates may now be selecting which rams they will use for breeding.
Ensuring a genotyped ram has been purchased for your flock is an important aspect of participating in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS).
Rural Life
Gardaí in Co. Mayo are aware of an incident in which a woman was attacked by a ram over the weekend, it has been confirmed.
Farmers have been urged to check the condition and health status of their rams prior to the upcoming breeding season.
Many sheep farmers are letting out rams this week and some record keeping during mating could help when lambing, according to Tim Keady.
Beef
Carrying out a check-up on a ram 10 weeks before mating begins will leave enough time for any necessary treatments or replacement rams to be sourced, according to Darryl Boyd.
