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Seven key steps for success this lambing season
Martin Merrick
Preparation is half the battle when it comes to lambing down ewes; the other half is luck.
Seven key steps for success this lambing season
Poor-quality silage: is all-concentrates an option?
2 February 2025 Lambing
Poor-quality silage: is all-concentrates an option?
Ad-lib diets work well for some farmers in reducing labour, but how do they compare to silage-based diets on cost and labour input?
Scanners finding more singles in early lambing flocks
1 February 2025 News
Scanners finding more singles in early lambing flocks
The Irish Farmers Journal asked seven sheep scanners from across the country about how lamb numbers have fared so far this year compared to previous seasons.
Focus lambing: Dealing with an abortion storm
With supplies of the vaccine for enzootic abortion in tight supply last autumn some farmers who could not source required supplies are possibly facing a heightened risk
29 January 2025 Lambing
Focus lambing: Navigating through clostridial vaccine supply issues
There are varying reports on whether it is possible to alternate between vaccines and reliably boost immunity for passive transfer via colostrum.
29 January 2025 Lambing
New product watch – NoBACZ navel dip
The product has some big claims including 21% reduction in mortality compared to lambs which navel’s were treated with iodine and a 280g increase in liveweight at eight weeks of age.
29 January 2025 Lambing
Pull out all the stops to reduce mortality
Sheep farmers have never been heading in to a lambing season where every additional lamb or ewe saved has such a high potential value
29 January 2025 Lambing
What feeds represent good value in 2024?
At the recent Teagasc lowland sheep conferences, Teagasc’s Tim Keady outlined the relative value of feeds and detailed the organisation's concentrate formulation for this season.
11 February 2024 Lambing
Mortality records provide valuable insight
Recording the number of deaths, the age of animals when they die and the likely cause can shed light on the extent of any health issues and help in putting preventative plans in place.
7 February 2024 Lambing
Steps to conserve straw supplies this spring
The combination of tighter supplies in the market and earlier housing is said to be concerning many producers heading in to the lambing season, Darren Carty writes.
7 February 2024 Lambing
Early planning has never been more important
There are numerous challenges on the horizon for spring 2024 including ewes in lower average body condition, suboptimum forage quality and tight straw supplies.
7 February 2024 Lambing
Five key labour-saving tips for lambing period
With spring being the busiest time of the year on livestock farms, working efficiency is as important as work rate.
7 February 2024 Lambing