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Sheep Breeding
The Irish Farmers Journal is dedicated to providing up to the minute informative sheep farming news and information for breeding and advice for a healthy sheep herd.
Farmers are understandably looking at where cost savings can be made, but external parasite control is important in underpinning performance and safeguarding animal welfare.
The 7c levy charged on every animal processed in the five main sheep factories since 2012 will increase to 15c/head for every animal processed in these plants from 1 April 2023. Darren Carty reports.
With hill flocks making up just 55 of the 1,744 flocks performance recording with Sheep Ireland, Kevin McDermott says there is huge potential to develop a structured breeding programme.
Mortality in lambs is greatest in the first 72 hours of life. Good hygiene practices in the lambing shed will go a long way to help reduce this. Declan Marren reports.
On this week's show, Jack Kennedy speaks to Adam Woods, Declan Marren and Lorcan Roche Kelly about all that is happening in the world of Irish agriculture.
On last week’s Teagasc Let’s Talk Sheep webinar, Dr Orla Keane warned farmers that the risk of liver fluke will be particularly high in the West and North West this season.