Sheep
Best practice for sheep dipping
Best practice for sheep dipping Kevin O’Sullivan, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor highlights the key areas to pay attention to when using sheep dip. He also takes us through the correct procedure for disposal of spent sheep dip in order to ensure our watercourses are protected. Sheep dip is highly effective at controlling external […]
26 October 2021
Successfully Breeding Ewe Lambs
Successfully Breeding Ewe Lambs The average replacement rate in a breeding flock is 22% or five lambings per ewe. The current cost of replacements to the breeding flock is 25% of the value of each lamb sold per ewe during her lifetime in the flock. Vincent Ronayne, Teagasc Advisor Ballinrobe, makes savings […]
19 October 2021
Autumn Grassland Management Guidelines for Sheep
Autumn Grassland Management Guidelines for Sheep Philip Creighton Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry addresses the key points for managing autumn grass for sheep, closing up ground for the winter and planning for grass availability at lambing next March. Key points Autumn is the starting point of the grassland […]
12 October 2021
Mating management in Sheep
0 Mating management in Sheep Ciaran Lynch, Sheep Specialist, discusses mating management. He looks at; ewe:ram ratio, raddling rams, grouping up, fertility issues, and ram lambs. Rams Rams have a major impact on a flock and its future performance and require additional management at this time of the season. Most rams have a […]
8 October 2021
External parasite control in hill sheep
0 External parasite control in hill sheep In this video Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer Programme with Teagasc discusses with Teagasc BETTER Sheep and Signpost farmer John Joe Fitzgerald about the importance of dipping sheep for the control of external parasites. The development of alternative methods of external parasite control in […]
3 October 2021
Designing a sheep shed: Factsheet & Video
0 Designing a sheep shed: Factsheet & Video In this video & factsheet on Designing a sheep shed, Teagasc advisor, Edward Egan explains how the layout of a sheep shed should be planned before it’s built. He also explains how the layout of existing sheep sheds should be reviewed each year before the […]
1 October 2021
Preparing for lowland and hill flock mating
Preparing for lowland and hill flock mating With mating time on the Teagasc BETTER sheep farms looming quickly on the horizon, particularly for the lowland flocks, preparations are well under way. Frank Campion, Teagasc Research Officer, discusses this and the mating of hill flocks further into the year. Lowland A key part […]
30 September 2021
Prebreeding Vaccination against Toxo and Enzo in Sheep
Prebreeding Vaccination against Toxo and Enzo in Sheep Infectious abortion causes serious losses at farm level, with the loss of young ewes from the flock, veterinary bills, disposal of carcasses as well as a lot of stress. Eamonn Dempsey, Teagasc Advisor, discusses this and prebreeding vaccination against toxoplasmosis and enzootic abortion in […]
22 September 2021
Checking condition of Hill ewes
Checking condition of Hill ewes Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist discusses the importance of assessing the body condition of ewes coming up to mating at a recent sheep open day on the farm of Teagasc BETTER Farm sheep programme participant John Joe Fitzgerald, Dingle, Co. Kerry. In both hill and lowland sheep […]
21 September 2021
Stores lambs – weighing up the options
Stores lambs – weighing up the options At this time of year many farms that run a breeding ewe flock are assessing their options for the remaining lambs on the farm. Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, discusses preparing a budget, targeting cheap weight gain from grass, and estimated slaughter date. At this […]
14 September 2021