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Sheep
Sheep management: ewe nutrition, colostrum and schmallenberg virus
Darren Carty
Ewe nutrition in late gestation has a profound effect on lamb birth weights, colostrum quality and yield and ewe mothering ability.
5 February 2025 Breeding & health
Teeth issues significant cause of thin ewes
The results from the Department of Agriculture / Teagasc Thin Ewe Scheme showed teeth issues as the main contributor to thin ewes in 17% of ewes in the study
3 February 2025 News
Farmers urged to report suspected cases of Schmallenberg
Schmallenberg was first recognised in Germany and the Netherlands during the summer of 2011.
Lambs die from dosing gun injuries
In one case, a regional veterinary office found a bolus lodged in a cut in the dead lamb’s throat.
22 December 2024 News
Clare farms worst hit by blackleg this year
Department of Agriculture data has found that farms in many counties in north Munster and southwest Leinster have been hit most severely by the clostridial disease.
4 December 2024 News
Sheep Management: health checks, temporary grazing agreements and Sheep Expo
The recent thin ewe survey carried out by the Regional Veterinary Laboratories found issues with molar teeth to be a significant cause of poor body condition.
2 October 2024 Management
Schmallenberg disease circulating in some dairy herds - Department
Farmers are advised to be vigilant for clinical signs, which include milk drop, diarrhoea, raised temperature and apparent pregnancy loss.
28 September 2024 News
Warning about rise in cases of blackleg
The Department’s Regional Veterinary Laboratories have noted a jump in cases of the clostridial disease, common in cattle and sheep, referred to them for post mortem.
14 August 2024 News
'Vaccination the best strategy' against blackleg outbreaks - vet
Blackleg is a common disease among both sheep and cattle, causing acute muscle damage after they consume clostridial spores in the soil, which can prove fatal.
13 August 2024 News
Sharp increase in blackleg outbreaks in cattle
Blackleg is a common disease of cattle worldwide, causing acute muscle damage and usually seen as either sudden death, or death after a short illness.
12 August 2024 News