Sheep Management
Kieran Mailey on 14 April 2021
NI Sheep Programme: mid-season lambing round-up
With mid-season lambing in full swing, Kieran Mailey gives an update from some of the upland and hill flocks in the programme.
Darren Carty on 14 April 2021
Sheep management: artificially rearing lambs, orf and TAMS II
This week’s notes look at artificial rearing systems, dealing with an orf outbreak and the impending TAMS II deadline.
Darren Carty on 7 April 2021
Sheep housing: how do slatted floors compare to straw, sawdust and paper?
A recent study undertaken by the Welsh Farming Connect programme assessed the performance of slatted floors compared to straw, sawdust and paper bedding materials.
Darren Carty on 7 April 2021
Sheep management: lime and nutrients, lactating hoggets and Nematodirus risk
The higher cost of fertiliser in 2021 can be partly offset by ensuring soil pH is at optimum levels to enhance the availability of soil nutrients and the response to applied nutrients.
Kieran Mailey on 31 March 2021
NI Sheep Programme: lambing well advanced on lowland farms
Three of the programme farms operate early lambing flocks and apart from weather challenges, the farms have experienced few problems this spring.
Darren Carty on 31 March 2021
Sheep Management: grass tetany, assessing slaughter suitability and liver fluke
The inclement weather forecast, including wintry showers and fluctuations in temperature, is likely to increase the risk of grass tetany for ewes under nutritional stress and increasing milk yield.
Darren Carty on 28 March 2021
Assessing the suitability of sheep for transport and slaughter
Animals that have been transported to a processing facility and which are subsequently deemed as having being unfit to travel will also be deemed unfit for slaughter and be condemned.
Kieran Mailey on 24 March 2021
NISP 2020: the numbers behind the performance
In the final week of benchmarking analysis, the focus is on comparing the key inputs and outputs and production performance between the lowland and hill producers.
Darren Carty on 24 March 2021
Sheep system in the spotlight at session one of Tullamore Farm virtual series
There were several areas of discussion that attracted close attention from viewers, ranging from the performance of the Mule ewe to mixed grazing and infertility issues.
Darren Carty on 24 March 2021
Sheep Management: vaccination protocols, in-lamb ewe hoggets and early weaning
Darren Carthy looks at some topical health issues around vaccination protocols and also touches on the problem of hoggets destined for slaughter turning up in lamb.
Declan Marren on 24 March 2021
Tullamore Farm: 10 take home messages from sheep webinar
We outline 10 take home messages from the Tullamore Farm virtual series sheep webinar.
Adam Woods on 19 March 2021
Watch: calving progressing and lambing kicks off on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods catches up with Shaun Diver to see what’s been happening on the Tullamore beef and sheep demonstration farm this week.
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