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There is a growing demand among sheep farmers for their contribution to maintaining high-amenity areas in good condition to be recognised and rewarded.
Bobby Lennox, sheep farmer Alexandria Scotland. \ Dermot Byrne
Brendan Joyce, sheep farmer Connemara Co Galway, Dan McCarthy, manager of Kenmare Mart, Co Kerry, James Smyth, Irish Country Meats, Navan, Co Meath. \ Dermot Byrne
Sheep management: outdoor lambing, tagging and Sheep Welfare Scheme
The favourable grass growth has opened up an opportunity for some farmers to lamb outdoors and thereby reduce labour and costs and free up straw supplies.
Declan Miley and his brother Mark delivering a breech birth at Ballyglass, Knockcrochery, Co Roscommon.
With a breech birth, it is important to bring the lamb quickly and aid breathing once the lamb is born.
Declan Miley of Ballyglass, Knockcrochery, Co Roscommon, with triplet pedigree Charollais lambs. With a difficult birth, the ewe and lambs may need closer supervision.
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