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3 alternative options to straw for livestock bedding this winter
Farmers have alternative options to straw when it comes to bedding livestock this winter, according to Agricultural Consultant Jimmie Forbes....
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Farmers have alternative options to straw when it comes to bedding livestock this winter, according to Agricultural Consultant Jimmie Forbes....
Sheep
Formal approval by the European Commission of Ireland’s €25m Animal Welfare Sheep Scheme is expected “by year end”, the Secretary General...
Sheep
The North’s Department of Agriculture has invested £825,000 (€921,666) in a new sheep housing and handling facility at the College of Agriculture...
Sheep
A Blackface ram lamb sold for £85,000 (€95,500) at the annual sale in Lanark mart in Scotland on Friday, October...
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Under transport legislation livestock must be fit for an intended journey before the journey starts and the livestock must also...
Sheep
There has been an increase in the number of under finished lambs presenting for slaughter in Northern Ireland, according to...
Sheep
There has been a 6% fall in the number of Northern Irish lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in...
Sheep
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to the UK has jumped 21% year-on-year during the first seven months of 2016,...
Sheep
Some 31 lambs, believed to be worth in the region of €12,000, have been killed in a dog attack in...
N.Ireland
Excess copper intake can cause chronic copper poisoning in sheep, with the number of cases peaking during the summer of 2015, according...
Sheep
Just over 14,000 Northern Irish spring lambs have been slaughtered by sheep processors south of the border over the past...
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New Zealand’s sheep flock has decreased 3% on the 2014-2015 season to 28.3m head, with drought and outbreaks of facial...
Sheep
Before sending a ram out for the breeding season, he must be given a check-up to make sure he is in full working...
Sheep
This year’s Borris Ewe Breeders Show takes place on Thursday, August 11 at the local Borris mart. The annual event...
Sheep
Ireland’s breeding ewe flock increased by 3% in 2015 on 2014 levels, the latest sheep census figures from the Department...
Sheep
A local and national consultation is underway in the UK over plans to re-introduce wild lynx in parts of northern England...
Sheep
It took 867 lambs for Donegal man Ivan Scott to set a new world record this weekend, but it all...
Sheep
Four clones derived from the same cell line of the original cloned sheep, Dolly, have reached their 9th birthdays in...