Sheep Breeding

Sheep Management: Store lamb budgets, ram effect and 2027 festival dates

The Teagasc store lamb calculator is equally useful for farmers planning to buy stores or those in two minds to sell or retain on and finish.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Sheep Management: Store lamb budgets, ram effect and 2027 festival dates

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Most new diseases walk in the front gate

Most new diseases walk in the front gate

SHEEP BREEDING 19 July 2026

Sheep imports and exports – what are the current rules?

Sheep imports and exports – what are the current rules?

SHEEP BREEDING 19 July 2026

Five-star rams deliver time and time again

Five-star rams deliver time and time again

Five-star rams deliver time and time again

SHEEP BREEDING 18 July 2026

Weighing up the merits of bluetongue vaccination

Weighing up the merits of bluetongue vaccination

Weighing up the merits of bluetongue vaccination

SHEEP BREEDING 18 July 2026

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Pushing performance from hill sheep flocks

Pushing performance from hill sheep flocks

The reproductive performance of Scottish Blackface ewes is particularly responsive to liveweight and body condition score improvements

SHEEP BREEDING 12 November 2025

Address ewe body condition to lift performance

Address ewe body condition to lift performance

Frank Campion, Teagasc outlines how addressing ewe condition has led to an increase in performance on farms in the Teagasc BETTER farm sheep programme.

SHEEP BREEDING 12 November 2025

Sheep breeding: getting the most from every ewe

Sheep breeding: getting the most from every ewe

Focusing on the basic principles such as addressing ewe condition, having rams in prime condition at mating and selecting replacements with good breeding potential can deliver big benefits

SHEEP BREEDING 12 November 2025

Ensure rams are ready for early lamb production

Ensure rams are ready for early lamb production

The hot weather of recent times could have negative short-term implications on ram fertility.

SHEEP BREEDING 12 November 2025

OviFlock hill sheep EIP work continuing at pace

OviFlock hill sheep EIP work continuing at pace

Over 5,250 individual DNA samples have been collected from purebred hill ewes across 75 purebred hill flocks to-date in 2025, reports Eamon Wall from Sheep Ireland

BREEDING & HEALTH 12 November 2025

Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights

Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver takes a look at weanling weights and mating performance in the ewe flock.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Tullamore Farm update: breeding progress and grazing forage rye

Tullamore Farm update: breeding progress and grazing forage rye

Ewes are over halfway through their second breeding cycle with a low level of repeat activity evident, while ewe lambs have also been joined to rams.

TULLAMORE FARM 12 November 2025

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Future-focused dairy farming: roadshow to share advice to drive profitability

Farmers looking to strengthen performance inside the farm gate are invited to attend a practical roadshow designed to help build more profitable, efficient and resilient dairy farms beyond 2026.

Future-focused dairy farming: roadshow to share advice to drive profitability

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