Finishing lambs

Sheep Management: winter ready, finishing organic lambs and breeding ewe lambs

The best chance of ewe lambs rearing an average of one lamb per ewe lamb joined is where lambs weigh at least 60% of mature weight at time of joining rams.

MANAGEMENT 4 November 2026

Sheep Management: winter ready, finishing organic lambs and breeding ewe lambs

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Ten quick tips for finishing lambs indoors

Ten quick tips for finishing lambs indoors

BREEDING & HEALTH 26 October 2026

Winter feeding and health management central to animal performance

Winter feeding and health management central to animal performance

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 21 October 2026

Sheep Management: realistic performance figures and slaughter performance

Sheep Management: realistic performance figures and slaughter performance

Sheep Management: realistic performance figures and slaughter performance

MANAGEMENT 16 September 2026

Still time to influence ewe condition

Still time to influence ewe condition

Still time to influence ewe condition

MARKETS 16 September 2026

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Tight margins in finishing store lambs

Tight margins in finishing store lambs

As an example store lamb budget, let's consider a farmer who buys 50 crossbred lambs for £115 at an average liveweight of 37kg.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 September 2026

Sheep Management: lamb drafting progress and straw requirements

Sheep Management: lamb drafting progress and straw requirements

The target in mid-August is to have 45% of lambs drafted for sale/retaining with this target increasing to 70% by mid-September.

MANAGEMENT 26 August 2026

Mountbellew Agricultural College to host IGA farm walk

Mountbellew Agricultural College to host IGA farm walk

The free-to-attend event takes place on Thursday 27 August at 6pm and will detail performance in the prolific flock with a mid-season scanning rate of 2.45 lambs per ewe joined.

NEWS 19 August 2026

Finishing off forage and market specifications key focus of organic farm walk

Finishing off forage and market specifications key focus of organic farm walk

The organic farm walk held on the farm of Michael Holmes in Mulranney saw drafting of lambs to hit market demands a key topic on the night.

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

Farmers attending last week’s Teagasc hill sheep conference heard about improved market dynamics for light hill lambs, but were told that the optimum outlet remains for heavier carcases.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Q&A: New sheep evaluations

Q&A: New sheep evaluations

The role out of new sheep evaluations launched this week and what it means for farmers is explained by Sheep Ireland’s Sean Godfrey.

LAMBING 4 February 2026

Sheep Management: bluetongue virus, weather management and lameness

Sheep Management: bluetongue virus, weather management and lameness

There is greater interest in bluetongue virus vaccination options following the identification of the virus in Ireland.

MANAGEMENT 28 January 2026

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