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Sheep
Sheep Management: marketing hoggets and ewes and vaccine queries
Darren Carty
The marketing of sheep can have a significant difference on the level of competition with a particularly sharp trade for quality cull ewes.
29 January 2025 Management
Thin animals reduce productivity and increase disease risk
Farmers at this week’s Teagasc national sheep conferences were told that thin ewes are a continual drain on productivity and increase the risk of disease establishing.
18 December 2024 Management
Don’t put housing on the long finger
While there may be a perception that ewes are in good condition Teagasc are finding that some flocks have significant numbers of ewes requiring preferential treatment.