Sheep

The business processes up to 10,000 lambs per week

Management is key to maximising output from the Carson family’s Downkillybegs pedigree Dorset flock. Richard Halloran reports.

Research work into breeding strategies to reduce methane emissions from ruminants is ongoing in Ireland

A new study has shown good potential to improve animal performance by incorporating clover and herbs in ryegrass swards, with trial lambs consuming up to 14 per cent more dry matter (DM). Debbie James reports.

Bill and Cath Grayson have been earning a living from conservation grazing since 2002 and believe that the service they provide has a bright future. Wendy Short reports.

In response to summer droughts and rising input costs, can farmers continue to rely solely on grass leys to finish lambs?

Supplied by a range of manufacturers from both the UK and abroad, the range of mobile handling systems has grown rapidly, helping to make sheep farmers’ day-to-day tasks easier. Ellie Layton looks at some recent changes and updates available.

At an AHDB event in Cumbria, Dr Awal Fuseini, halal sector senior manager at AHDB, discussed the halal market, focusing on both the misconceptions and positive opportunities it presents to UK sheep farmers.

In the last few years, studies suggest that maedi visna (MV) is on the increase in Britain. Ellie Layton looks at how flocks can be protected.

New data emerging from a study involving Welsh sheep flocks shows good potential to significantly reduce the number of ewes that need to be wormed around lambing time.