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Avoiding animal health problems this March
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks ahead to the spring animal health focus and says prevention is better than cure when it comes animal health in springtime.
14 February 2024 News
Teagasc hill sheep conference to focus on health
Flock health, hill sheep breeding, biodiversity and lessons from the Sustainable Uplands Agri-Environment Scheme (SUAS) EIP project will be among the topics discussed.
24 January 2024 Pedigree
Diamanté shines bright at Inlambuary online sale
Shanon Kinahan reports on the Inlambuary in-lamb sheep sale.
Ballytober flock comes out on top in Ballymena
Shanon Kinahan reports from the Ballymena Bluefaced Leicester female show and sale that took place last Saturday.
17 January 2024 Pedigree
Flock numbers 'well down', sheep scanners say
Most sheep farmers across the country are seeing good scanning rates despite all the bad weather. However, the scanners are noticing a “big shift backwards in sheep numbers.”
10 January 2024 News
Cleenagh Dribbler shoots and scores at second Trilogy sale
Shanon Kinahan reports on the Trilogy sale part two of the Cleenagh flock, which took place in Ballymena Mart on Friday, 5 January.
10 January 2024 Pedigree
Improving animal health to increase flock efficiency and sustainability
Frank Campion, Michael Gottstein and James Doran report on the importance of flock health on Brain Keane's farm in Co Wexford.
9 December 2023 Signpost Programme
Best bloodlines of the breed at Black Beauties sale
A strong European trade made for a very successful sale with a sale average of €1,125, writes Shanon Kinahan.
22 November 2023 Pedigree
All that glitters is gold at western stars sale
The top call at this year's 'western stars' sale was achieved by the Lismurtagh flock, Shanon Kinahan writes.
17 November 2023 Pedigree
Australia replaces New Zealand as top lamb producer
While neither Australia nor New Zealand has as many sheep as they used to, productivity has increased and both dominate global trade.
17 November 2023 News
Gene-edited hens immune to bird flu – ICL research
Hens with resistance to bird flu could soon be available for UK poultry growers following recent research.
28 October 2023 Poultry
Farmer writes: to vaccinate or not vaccinate
Farmer James Strain writes about keeping his store lambs thriving and his approach to flock health.
21 October 2023 Farmer Writes