20 February 2024

Scanning, condition score and preparing for lambing on the BETTER farms

For this week’s OviCast, host Ciaran Lynch is joined by Dr Frank Campion to get an update on the BETTER farm sheep flocks.

They discuss this year’s scanning results, dealing with issues and benchmarking performance. Additionally, ewe condition score on the farms at scanning and since tupping is also detailed, along with the practical steps farmers can take to manage this.

The episodes concludes with a discussion on grass supplies, preparing for lambing and culling problem ewes.

Listen in below:

A futher updare on the BETTER Farm sheep flocks was presented in this month’s Teagasc Sheep Advisory newsletter. Access the publication here.

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