Sheep census

Ewe numbers fall by 94,477 head or 3.7% in 2024

The results of the Department of Agriculture’s annual sheep and goat census shows ewe numbers fell in each of the 26 counties.

NEWS 26 April 2025

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Lowest sheep kill in over a decade

Lowest sheep kill in over a decade

NEWS 5 April 2025

New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme

New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme

NEWS 2 April 2025

Schemes update: last chance to complete critical sheep census

Schemes update: last chance to complete critical sheep census

Schemes update: last chance to complete critical sheep census

NEWS 14 February 2025

Sheep Management: ewe hoggets, sheep census and hill sheep conference

Sheep Management: ewe hoggets, sheep census and hill sheep conference

Sheep Management: ewe hoggets, sheep census and hill sheep conference

MANAGEMENT 12 February 2025

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Sheep management: Schmallenberg virus, SIS inspections and sheep census

Sheep management: Schmallenberg virus, SIS inspections and sheep census

Reports indicate a greater incidence of Schmallenberg virus in early lambing flocks ranging from sporadic cases to significant mortality.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Weekend weather: windchills, frost and snow

Weekend weather: windchills, frost and snow

Met Éireann has announced that this weekend will be very cold, with some very disruptive weather likely amid lowest temperatures of -5°C.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Sheep management: feeding early lambing ewes and sheep census

Sheep management: feeding early lambing ewes and sheep census

Where ewes are being retained indoors for any length of time, then concentrate supplementation needs to ensure that a nutritional deficit is minimised.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Sheep management: nitrates rules, culling ewes and hill ram DNA samples

Sheep management: nitrates rules, culling ewes and hill ram DNA samples

From 1 January 2025 farms in Ireland with a grassland stocking rate in excess of 100kg/ha organic nitrogen cannot avail of reduced storage capacity via outwintering sheep.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Sheep census and SIS reference number

Sheep census and SIS reference number

The number of ewes recorded on the 2024 annual sheep and goat census will have an influence on the Sheep Improvement Scheme and possibly the National Sheep Welfare Scheme

TAGGING 1 January 1970

Refresher on sheep identification rules

Refresher on sheep identification rules

Following on from this week’s new guide for completing records for the Sheep Improvement Scheme, we revisit advice to ensure compliance with animal identification rules.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

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