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Agribusiness News December 2023 – Sheep
Christmas is Coming! The national Christmas feast, the traditional turkey had supply issues last year, with the impact of avian influenza. This saw some families moving to other meats, where…
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Agribusiness News December 2023 – Input Costs: Ewe Management
Be conditioned about Conditioning Ewe Condition in Mid-Pregnancy Body condition scoring (BCS) is an essential tool for assessing the nutritional status of ewes. During mid-pregnancy, ideally, the BCS should be…
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Sheep mineral supplementation
Throughout the year and production cycle, the ewe goes through different phases requiring varying nutritional requirements. Part of these are minerals which are vital for growth, productivity, and immunity. Various…
Read More >Data Driven Decision Making: Flock Management
“You can’t manage what you can’t don’t measure!” This article has been written as a continuation of a series of webinars on flock management between Sheep Specialist, Daniel Stout,…
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Data Driven Decision Making: Flock Breeding Selection
Daniel Stout, SAC Sheep and Grassland Specialist alongside Duncan Nelless, farmer at Thistleyhaugh Farm, discuss using individual animal data to make more informed breeding decisions. It is very important to…
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Veterinary Declaration Requirements for EU Exports
From the 13th of December 2023, a new veterinary declaration rule is coming into force across the country. The new rule requires farmers to certify that any POAO (Products of…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems: Blowfly Strike
Join us for an evening webinar on 5th December with Prof Richard Wall on blowfly strike. Richard, a leading expert on ectoparasites, will take us through diagnosis, treatment, the different…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems: Lameness
Is lameness an on-going issue in your flock? Join us for an evening webinar on 21st Nov with Prof Laura Green on effective treatment and control of footrot and CODD. Laura…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems: Johnes Disease
Join us for an evening webinar on 15th November with Dr Craig Watkins from Moredun on Johnes disease in sheep. Craig is a leading expert on Johnes and will take…
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Wester Ross Women in Agriculture – Synchronising Ewes
Synchronisation is very useful if you are working and want everything lambed quickly, or if you want to stagger lambing in more even blocks, or lamb earlier, or make it…
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