• Irish join EID fight

    SCOTLAND'S SHEEP farmers have found an ally across the Irish sea in their fight to get a fairer deal on electronic identification.

  • Blocks prove ‘lifesaver’ on Borders unit

    YOU LIVE and learn, and feeding high energy blocks proved a life-saver during snowstorms last year, in Alec Telfer’s flocks of 500 Blackface ewes at Broadmeadows, Yarrowford, Selkirk, and 450 ewes at Craigburn, Leadburn, West Linton.

  • Keep on top of cocci for a healthier flock

    SPRING LAMBERS, especially those indoors, should be aware that coccidiosis can be a serious problem for them, says Janssen Animal Health.

  • Rearing fosters as economically as possible

    TAKING FOSTER lambs through to finishing weight looks like it will be a cost effective exercise this coming lambing season, as market prices are set to remain firm and a respectable profit margins in the order of £15 to £20 per head is possible, says an industry expert.

  • Barren ewe check could pay off

    AS SHEEP scanning gets well underway in many parts of the country for the forthcoming lambing season, farmers running a flock with a barren rate greater than 2% can now ask for a subsidised flock blood test to establish whether the cause of the problem is toxoplasmosis.

  • Track your flock’s health

    KEEPING TRACK of flock performance is sometimes not easy when busy season make for poor record keeping, but now a practical new management tool developed by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, in conjunction with ADAS, should prove a boon.

  • Keep a lid on coccidiosis

    EARLY LAMBING can allow farmers to achieve the best market prices for their lambs, but only if they adopt ‘best practice’ to avoid the development of coccidiosis, which leads to depressed growth rates and extended time to finishing says Janssen Animal Health.

  • Reducing pneumonia in sheep flocks

    PNEUMONIA CONTINUES to be a significant cause of death in sheep over 12 months of age.

  • Safe haven for lambs

    A ‘SAFE haven’ for new born lambs can now be built in to Solway Recycling’s plastic lambing pens for this season.

  • Better performance and jucier lamb from chicory

    EWE AND lamb performance, plus lamb eating quality studies have confirmed the potential of forage chicory in UK sheep production, reports EBLEX, the industry body for beef and lamb levy-payers in England.