John Fagan: Top tips for reducing losses at lambing time
Preparation for lambing is in full swing. I generally get all non-sheep-related jobs done before all hell breaks loose here in mid-March.
Source: independent.ie
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Angus Woods: You are more important than any of your livestock – so don't neglect your own health and wellbeing
For the majority of livestock farmers, spring is physically the hardest season, with long days, broken sleep and the physical exertion of lambing and calving.
Source: independent.ie
How a focus on ewe BCS boosted scanning results for this Galway farmer's lowland flock
A focus on body condition score is paying dividends for Tomás O’Toole, who farms near Moyard, Clifden, Co Galway.
Source: independent.ie
Tom Staunton: Ewe nutrition tips for the last weeks before lambing
The final month before lambing is critical on any farm. For dairy or suckler farmers, pre-calving is one of the most talked-about areas to get nutrition right that really affects production and calf and cow health.
Source: independent.ie
Why this Carlow farmer feels it pays to supplement thin ewes ahead of lambing
Preparations for the springtime are in full swing on Eddie Gavin’s mixed farm in Co Carlow, with ewes scanned and housed and silage analysis completed.
Source: independent.ie