Lamb performance

Focus on the basics lifts performance in Wexford

Addressing BCS, getting on top of lameness, controlling parasites and improving grass productivity has underpinned higher output and increased lamb performance

NEWS 29 July 2026

Focus on the basics lifts performance in Wexford

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Focus on basics lifts performance in Wexford

Focus on basics lifts performance in Wexford

NEWS 24 July 2026

Finishing store lambs – do the sums add up?

Finishing store lambs – do the sums add up?

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Address ewe body condition to lift performance

Address ewe body condition to lift performance

Address ewe body condition to lift performance

SHEEP BREEDING 15 July 2026

Sheep management: lamb slaughter performance ann water supply

Sheep management: lamb slaughter performance ann water supply

Sheep management: lamb slaughter performance ann water supply

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

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Sheep management: drafting lambs, cobalt supplementation and blowfly protection

Sheep management: drafting lambs, cobalt supplementation and blowfly protection

Flocks with lambs approaching weaning should weigh regularly to check if there are any lambs fit for drafting.

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

Positive prospects for targeted selective treatments for parasites

Positive prospects for targeted selective treatments for parasites

Early results from an AFBI-run study suggest that targeted selective treatment for parasites can improve lamb growth.

BREEDING & HEALTH 5 November 2025

Sheep management: creep feeding and potential hogget price deductions

Sheep management: creep feeding and potential hogget price deductions

Creep feeding can have a role to play in some production systems but it should not be used to simply compensate for poor grass management

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

Hatching took place from the last week or March to first week of April in most areas leaving at-risk lambs susceptible to disease

BREEDING & HEALTH 5 November 2025

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 5 November 2025

Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

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 5 November 2025

Investigating the performance of ewes and lambs on upland grazing

Investigating the performance of ewes and lambs on upland grazing

A new study aims to determine the effect of hill grazing on pre-weaning performance of ewes and lambs along with determining any impact on ewe grazing behaviour and hill ecology.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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