Sheep
Grass Tetany in Sheep
Grass Tetany in Sheep Grass Tetany is a common disease of lactating ewes during the spring time. It is an acute and frequently fatal condition that primarily affects lactating sheep at grass. This condition is caused by a deficiency in blood magnesium levels. There are a number of factors influencing the onset […]
14 March 2023
Treating hypothermia in lambs and use of the glucose/intra-peritoneal injection
Treating hypothermia in lambs and use of the glucose/intra-peritoneal injection Sheep specialist, Michael Gottstein, is on this week’s OviCast podcast to talk about diagnosing and treating hypothermia in lambs. Michael explains what hypothermia is, the symptoms and predisposing factors. They discuss steps involved to warm these lambs up to normal body temperature […]
14 March 2023
Scanning of ewes and ensuring lambs receive adequate colostrum
Scanning of ewes and ensuring lambs receive adequate colostrum Frank Campion, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry, Co. Galway, reports on scanning of yearling ewes and the hill flocks, and we learn more about why making sure lambs receive adequate colostrum is so vital. Scanning The flocks lambing yearling ewes […]
11 March 2023
Options for rearing surplus lambs
0 Options for rearing surplus lambs Year in, year out sheep farmers are posed with the challenge of managing surplus or ‘pet’ lambs. These lambs occur due to numerous reasons, including: multiple births (2 lambs); mismothering by the ewe; a lack of milk at lambing time; or the orphaning of lambs at birth, […]
7 March 2023
Colostrum: What to know about collection, storage and thawing
0 Colostrum: What to know about collection, storage and thawing Dr. Emer Kennedy joins Ciarán Lynch on this latest OviCast podcast to talk about some key aspects of colostrum management on farms. Emer explains the importance of colostrum in newborn ruminants and discusses the importance of hygiene during the collection process, storage of […]
7 March 2023
Preparing for lambing with Oliver O’Hara
0 Preparing for lambing with Oliver O’Hara Oliver O’Hara farms full-time with help from his children Shane and Karen in Leckaun, Co. Leitrim. He also runs a contracting business. Future Beef Programme advisor Gabriel Trayers provides an update on the preparation for lambing in this article. The ewes have been housed in the […]
1 March 2023
The 3 important roles of colostrum for newborn lambs
The 3 important roles of colostrum for newborn lambs Colostrum performs three very important roles in newborn lambs. It provides an easily-digestible source of energy and nutrients. It provides maternally-derived antibodies, which will form the newborn lamb’s passive immune system until it has a chance to develop its own active immune system. […]
28 February 2023
Tackling sheep scab in Northern Ireland
Tackling sheep scab in Northern Ireland Paul Crawford, a Co. Antrim veterinarian and sheep farmer, who is also the chairman of the Northern Ireland Sheep Scab Group, joins us on the latest OviCast podcast to discuss sheep scab. Paul starts by explaining what causes sheep scab, the clinical symptoms and how to […]
28 February 2023
Let’s Talk Sheep: Flock health pre lambing
Let’s Talk Sheep: Flock health pre lambing On this episode of Let’s Talk Sheep, host Ciaran Lynch, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, was joined by Maresa Sheehan, DAFM RVL Kilkenny and Charles Chavasse, Zoetis to discuss flock health pre lambing. Flock health or breakdown thereof plays a significant role in the performance of the […]
28 February 2023
Bypass protein and its role in colostrum production
Bypass protein and its role in colostrum production The final preparations for lambing are underway for many March-lambing flocks, and the inclusion of rumen bypass protein is important to ensure adequate colostrum production at lambing time. Dr Frank Campion, Research Officer in Teagasc Athenry, featured in a recent Let’s Talk Sheep webinar, […]
27 February 2023