N.Ireland
Dog owners are being reminded to take precautions to prevent livestock worrying and protect animal welfare during lambing season.
This year’s six-week lambing season for Co. Antrim-based, EasyCare sheep farmer Campbell Tweed peaked on April 27
Sheep
SCOPS group is urging producers to move away from the blanket worming of ewes and to consider a more targeted approach.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has urged sheep farmers to be vigilant of issues that can...
The National Sheep Association's (NSA) 'lambing list' has opened, aiming to provide solutions for...
While lambing replacement ewes at one-year-old is a common practice in many flocks, some farmers...
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is encouraging sheep farmers to monitor...
Sheep producers looking to maximise weaning weights and lifetime performance for this lambing season, should adopt a combo supplement...
As lambing quickly approaches for many flocks, a north Wales vet has encouraged farmers to be fully prepared.
The Anglesey branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales is helping members prepare for the next lambing season with a special webinar.
Ewes with low protein levels have a higher risk of losing lambs between scanning and birth, according to the latest research findings.
Over the next few weeks, the bulk of the mid-season lambing flocks across the country will be...
Beef
With the lambing and calving season underway or about to kick off, it is important farmers keep in...
With the lambing and calving season underway, it is important farmers keep in mind the importance...
The lambing season may be underway on some farms but, for the majority of farmers, their ewes won't...
Armagh part-time farmer John McKavanagh has just enjoyed the tightest lambing yet with all 280...
According to an assessment carried out by the National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo), UK sheep...
By Dr. Eileen McCloskey, Sheep Technologist at CAFRE, Greenmount For the majority of farmers...
Rural Life
'Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep or cows during lambing and calving are advised that they may risk their own health from infections.'
Even quiet, docile dogs can turn into killers, especially if they join other dogs in a pack, according Minister of State Damien English.
