Faecal egg count
Darren Carty on 06 Oct 2021
Unnecessary worm control treatments still cropping up
Some needless treatments are via some producers not realising healthy mature sheep do not need worm control treatment with others stemming from combination products being used.
Peter McCann on 15 Sep 2021
Making wormers last for the long haul
Scientists are investigating how local farmers could have more targeted wormer usage. Peter McCann reports.
Darren Carty on 15 Sep 2021
Sheep Management: variable lamb performance and pasteurellosis
Some farmers are reporting poor lamb thrive despite animals grazing on good-quality grass while factory procurement personnel are also reporting significant variation in slaughter performance.
Tommy Moyles on 08 Sep 2021
Farmer Writes: a busy start to September
September has become a busy month on Tommy Moyles's farm as weighing, scanning and vaccinating have become fixtures in the month.
Darren Carty on 25 Aug 2021
Sheep Management: straw supplies, mineral supplementation and largest ram sale
Farmers should plan to get straw supplies sorted in the coming week as spring crops are harvested.
Darren Carty on 18 Aug 2021
‘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.
Darren Carty on 09 Jun 2021
Summer sheep welfare scheme health measures
There are four health measures where attention may be required including parasite control, flystrike control, lameness control and mineral supplementation of lambs pre-weaning.
Darren Carty on 09 Jun 2021
Sheep Management: anthelmintic efficacy, lamb presentation and grass management
There is excellent scope at present to achieve high levels of lamb performance provided grass quality is kept in check and any underlying health issues are avoided.
Contributor on 02 Jun 2021
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.
Contributor on 19 May 2021
Planning your summer parasite control
AHI Beef HealthCheck programme manager Natascha Meunier looks at parasite control in summer grazing animals.
Peter McCann on 07 Apr 2021
Avoiding wormer resistance on dairy farms
Dairylink farmers are planning to make more use of faecal egg counts during the 2021 grazing season. Peter McCann reports
Darren Carty on 17 Mar 2021
Up to €80 to €90 per cow-calf unit available under BEEP-S
Farmers with calves born in the second half of 2020 have been waiting anxiously for the scheme to open.
Tommy Moyles on 16 Dec 2020
Farmer Writes: the better late-than-never approach
Smartphones are the Swiss Army knife of farming technology, writes Tommy Moyles.
Darren Carty on 25 Nov 2020
Advisory forecasts warn of high liver fluke risk
AFBI and the Department of Agriculture are warning farmers to take necessary precautions to protect sheep in light of a dangerously high risk of liver fluke infection.
Declan Marren on 11 Nov 2020
Beef HealthCheck: interpreting faecal egg test results
An Animal Health Ireland video series looks at common health issues on beef farms around housing time.
Darren Carty on 24 Oct 2020
Liver fluke treatment: an in-depth analysis of available products
Selecting an inappropriate product can leave sheep exposed and risk significant levels of mortality in areas which traditionally face a high challenge.
Niall Hurson on 13 Oct 2020
Deadline for BDGP and BEEP measures approaches
The IFA has suggested flexibility is required from the Department on these deadlines taking into account recent disruptions.
Darren Carty on 07 Oct 2020
Lamb drafting pattern coming back on track on Tullamore Farm
After a lull in drafting during the summer, there have been in excess of 100 lambs drafted over the last month.
Darren Carty on 16 Sep 2020
Sheep Management: liver fluke, temporary grazing costs and sheep welfare scheme.
The threat of liver fluke is likely to remain high this winter in areas that have traditionally faced significant challenges.
Darren Carty on 28 Aug 2020
Reviewing your compliance with Sheep Welfare Scheme tasks
Six of the eight tasks must be completed over the summer months, while mineral supplementation post-breeding is coming down the tracks for some.