Sheep
More To Sheep Than Meat (webinar)
Meat is the primary product for the majority of sheep farmers and crofters, however not everyone breeds and keeps sheep for meat. In this webinar, we hear from a panel…
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Opening The Door To Outdoor Lambing (webinar)
In this webinar, Sean Cursiter of Laga Farm will discuss how they have set up a new flock dedicated to outdoor lambing and how they have developed the system to…
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 4 – Natural alternatives to reduce reliance on anthelmintics
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts. Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems – Mastitis (podcast)
Daniel Stout speaks with Professor Laura Green OBE and Poppy Frater about the latest research on mastitis, the pathogens involved and how we can refine management and nutrition in sheep…
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Women in Agriculture, Balivanich: Sheep Tagging and Records (webinar)
Sheep Records Made Simple and Top Tips For Tagging. Join us for this session on the simplest way to keep sheep records and understand sheep tagging rules. There will be…
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Livestock Monthly: Sheep (August 2021)
In this livestock podcast, Agricultural Consultant Robert Ramsay speaks to SAC Consulting sheep specialist Poppy Frater and to SRUC Veterinary Investigation Officer Heather Stevenson. The podcast covers, among other things,…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems – Getting on top of lameness
Agricultural Consultant Daniel Stout speaks with Professor Laura Green OBE about how best to get on top of footrot and reduce lameness in the flock. Laura has been involved in…
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Technical Note (TN748): Strategic Silage Production For Sheep Systems
The aim of any winter-feeding system is to fill the winter feed deficit and be as low cost as possible, whilst meeting the nutritional requirements of the pregnant ewe to…
Read More >Technical Note (TN748): Strategic Silage Production for Sheep Systems
This technical note provides guidance on producing high quality silage and feed allocation for sheep systems.
Read More >A Guide to Feed Budgeting
Forward planning forage supplies helps understand whether you will have enough conserved forage to meet the livestock demand – this is becoming more critical as weather is fluctuating more from the seasonal norms.
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