The unsuitable weather in recent weeks has turned many farmers off shearing ewe and store lambs.
For farmers that will be grazing catch or fodder crops over the winter months and finishing lambs, it is worth considering crutching or shearing belly wool, particularly in hill and crossbred lambs that have a higher risk of having their fleece soiled.
The advice is even more relevant this year, given that factories are likely to clamp down further on the clean livestock policy introduced this time last year.
ADVERTISEMENT
The full details were released in 2016, but there has been no pictorial update since to visually demonstrate the type of lambs deemed suitable or unsuitable for slaughter.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe to get unlimited access.
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
CODE ACCEPTED
You have full access to the site until next Wednesday at 9pm.
CODE NOT VALID
Please try again or contact support.
The unsuitable weather in recent weeks has turned many farmers off shearing ewe and store lambs.
For farmers that will be grazing catch or fodder crops over the winter months and finishing lambs, it is worth considering crutching or shearing belly wool, particularly in hill and crossbred lambs that have a higher risk of having their fleece soiled.
The advice is even more relevant this year, given that factories are likely to clamp down further on the clean livestock policy introduced this time last year.
The full details were released in 2016, but there has been no pictorial update since to visually demonstrate the type of lambs deemed suitable or unsuitable for slaughter.
If you would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525.
Link sent to your email address
We have sent an email to your address. Please click on the link in this email to reset your password. If you can't find it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you can't find the email, please call us on 01-4199525.
ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE:
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
SHARING OPTIONS