Sheep
Future Crofting: Don’t Fear the Gear
Don’t fear the new gear. This meeting will look at two different technologies for livestock which were available under the Scottish Agricultural Capital Grant Scheme. Sheep EID stick reader and…
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Livestock Health Planning Over The Winter
Agricultural Consultant Malcolm Macdonald spoke to beef and sheep specialist Robert Ramsay and SRUC Vet Colin Mason about livestock health planning over the winter. Colin talked through what issues he…
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VLOG – Teaser Tup
Tupping time is the start of the sheep year, and your management now can have a big impact of the success of the business for the rest of the year.…
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VLOG – Lambing and Feeding
Pet lambs are unfortunately a likely occurrence for one reason or another during lambing time. Looked after well, these lambs can go on to match the performance of their naturally…
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VLOG – Hypothermic Lamb
Do you know what the temperature of a normal healthy lamb is?* Dealing with chilled lambs can be a regular occurrence if you are lambing outside and the weather…
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VLOG – Lambing Preparation
Lambing is the most important time on the shepherd’s calendar. The success or otherwise can depend on getting you sheep in the right condition and knowing when to intervene. This…
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Season with: Sheep Stores & Casts
SAC Consultant and Isle of Lewis crofter Iain Murdo Macmillan discusses his management of store sheep and cast ewes a the back end of the season which covers feet management,…
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Post-mortem of a ewe’s liver with fluke
The following video contains graphic scenes of a sheep post-mortem. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Adapting to Climate Change: Livestock
Find out more about adapting to a changing climate at https://www.fas.scot/environment/climate-change/ Our climate is changing. In this video Beef Consultant, Robert Ramsay gives some practical advice about how livestock farmers…
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Mob Grazing Q&A: Outwintering in wet conditions
Is it possible to successfully mob graze in very wet areas of Scotland, like the west coast, or in the uplands? Hear from farmers and crofters who are making outwintering…
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