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Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

The performance of lambs being finished outdoors is poor; higher performance attainable where lambs can be finished indoors.

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

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Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 27 October 2025

Sheep Management: ram breeding, flock linkage and training lambs to eat meal

Sheep Management: ram breeding, flock linkage and training lambs to eat meal

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

WINTER FEED 12 October 2025

Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging

Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging

Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging

GRASS & FEEDING 3 July 2025

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Big push to finish in Ballyvadin

Big push to finish in Ballyvadin

Padraig French, Nicky Byrne and Chloe Millar take a look at performance to date on the Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef farm in Tipperary.

CALVES 1 January 1970

Weighing up the pros and cons of meeting BCRS age limits

Weighing up the pros and cons of meeting BCRS age limits

The slaughter age limits set out under the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme have seen more cattle being finished that are underfleshed. Kieran Mailey reports.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

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