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Sheep
Potential to finish lambs 10 days quicker with clover swards
Darren Carty
The ongoing research in Teagasc Athenry identified that a system with a stocking rate of 11 ewes/ha offered the best prospect, with lower levels of output balanced by reduced input costs.
18 August 2021 NI Sheep Programme
‘I was dosing and feeding lambs but they were still losing weight’
Fermanagh farmer Trevor Nixon gave an honest account during last week’s webinar of how lamb performance was hammered by anthelmintic resistance in 2020.
Understanding pasture contamination and its implications for management
Teagasc sheep specialists Michael Gottstein, Damian Costello and Ciaran Lynch outline how understanding the parasite challenge on pasture is key to managing anthelmintics and protecting their efficacy
Using seven-week weights to track performance
With performance to seven weeks on target, Teagasc researcher Frank Campion says the goal on farms participating in the Teagasc BETTER farm sheep programme is to carry this through to weaning.
2 June 2021 Grass & feeding