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OviCast is the Teagasc Sheep podcast.
Presented by Ciaran Lynch it brings you the latest advice, insights and technical updates for the sheep industry.
Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast/
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The National Sheep Welfare Scheme
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The key management tasks to do at present
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Nematodirus forecast 2024
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Managing the challenging grazing conditions
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Sheep trade update
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Preventing grass tetany post turnout
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Hill Flocks: feeding & health advice in the run up to lambing
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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How to correctly set up a fertiliser spreader
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Scanning, condition score and preparing for lambing on the BETTER farms
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Vet lab submissions
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Completing a profit monitor
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Farmer Focus: Michael Forde on managing a sheep & beef system on a fragmented farm
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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National Sheep Conference Preview
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Scanning - making use of the information
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Management at housing this winter
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Alternative bedding options
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Silage testing - what the results mean
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Tackling the fluke challenge this winter
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Managing forage brassicas
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Is it time to house finishing lambs?
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Examining the trends in the national ewe flock
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Breeding, grassland and finishing lambs in Ballyhaise college
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Joining ewe lambs & some of the factors that influence its success
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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The steps to reducing gaseous emissions on sheep farms
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Store Lambs Part 2
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Store Lambs Part 1
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Hill ram genotyping and sales
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Will ewe condition at mating effect performance next spring?
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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The Fertiliser Register – what you need to know
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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How do foster lambs perform relative to their counterparts?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Planning ahead for the autumn
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Market challenges
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Designing a sheep handling unit
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme: Sheep Handling Equipment
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Lamb performance – playing catch up in the second half of the season
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Sheep Improvement Scheme Genotyped Ram Task
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Keeping a check on the worm burden
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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The Sheep System in Gurteen Agricultural College
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Can we reduce ewe wastage and improve their longevity in a flock?
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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What was the impact of the difficult spring on lamb performance?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Weighing up early weaning
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May 30, 2023 |
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Shearing, training courses and wool challenges
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May 23, 2023 |
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Establishing and managing companion forages in a sheep sward
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May 16, 2023 |
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Farmer Focus: Aidan & Eddie Connell from Co. Offaly
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May 09, 2023 |
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Sheep 2023 Preview – the largest dedicated sheep industry event of 2023
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May 02, 2023 |
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Getting clover into the grazing sward
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Grazing: getting back on track
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Nematodirus challenge in lambs
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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New study aims to get to grips with lameness
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Dealing with the current adverse weather conditions
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Hot water systems for farmyards
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Treating hypothermia in lambs and use of the glucose/intra-peritoneal injection
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Colostrum: what to know about collection, storage and thawing
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Tackling sheep scab in Northern Ireland
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Clostridial disease prevention protocols
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Flock health
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Spring fertiliser planning
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Late pregnancy nutrition: energy demand, ration composition & protein source
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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The impact of dosing adult ewes for worms has on the development of resistance
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Market Trends 2023: Throughput, current challenges & demand for the coming months
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Managing ewe lamb replacements – does it influence their performance as ewes?
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Farmer Focus: Leitrim farmer John O’Connell on managing ewes this winter, scanning & setting the flock up for lambing
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Dealing with the challenges during 2022 & the key tasks to start 2023
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Update on the forage crop study: performance to date & managing during the cold snap
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Farm Safety this Winter
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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What you need to know about the new Sheep Improvement Scheme
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Assessing the fluke risk this winter
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Finishing lambs: the impact of diet & management
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Genotyping Rams
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Managing breeding ram lambs as the season draws to a close
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Update from the Central Progeny Testing flocks’ improving margins
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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The 12 steps to reduce gaseous emissions on sheep farm whilst improving margins
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Mating advice - reducing the risk posed by an infertile ram
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Planning the autumn grazing rotation
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Farmer Focus: Drafting, breeding ewe lambs and grassland management in Co. Roscommon
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Getting a handle on lamb drafting
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Gearing up for another year in Kildalton Agricultural College
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Haemonchus contortus: a parasite challenge to be aware of in sheep
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Farmer Focus: Francis Gonley in Co Sligo & his plans for lamb finishing
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Farmer Focus: Brian Keane on his mixed enterprise, dealing with drought & sowing cover crops for the winter
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Sheep Market Update
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Tackling Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA) in a hill flock
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Grassland management focus
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Buying a ram? Make use of the genetic information
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Do companion forages influence intake, digestibility and methane production in sheep?
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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The weights are in – BETTER farm update
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Time to check and cull for mastitis
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Weaning - management tasks and performance checks
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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What you need to know about the Fodder Support Scheme
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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The latest on the finishing systems for hill bred lambs post weaning study
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Update on the companion forage study
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Update from the BETTER farms
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May 31, 2022 |
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Parasite Control TASAH Consult
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May 24, 2022 |
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The key factors in producing high quality silage
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May 17, 2022 |
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Silage – why quality matters
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May 10, 2022 |
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Getting clover into the system
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May 04, 2022 |
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Update from the Regional Veterinary Lab
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Nematodirus in lambs
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Farmer focus: James Johnston - Grass, silage and clover in Co. Kildare
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Grassland Focus: Priorities for April
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Supplementing triplet rearing and yearling ewes post-lambing
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Managing artificial reared lambs – transitioning off milk
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Tackling Joint Ill
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Dealing with Orf
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Investigating flock health problems
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Hill sheep conference preview
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Colostrum Part 2: Impact on the lamb
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Colostrum Part 1: what influences ewe production
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Planning ahead with a fertiliser budget
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Opening covers, fertiliser and planning ahead
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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National Sheep Conference preview
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Why it’s time to soil sample
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Farmer focus: Shane Moore, housing scanning and feeding plans
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Farmer Focus: Tomás O’Toole and his lamb finishing in the west
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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The EuroSheep project
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Farmer focus: Eddie Gavin wintering on forage crops
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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The feed value of winter grazing
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Update on the Sheep Welfare Scheme
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Measuring methane in sheep – breeding for lower emissions
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Animal Health Awareness week – focus on AMR
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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The importance of the Clean Livestock Policy
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Choosing the appropriate liver fluke dose
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Why you should consider temporary grazing
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Cleaning out swards and closing up on time
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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The benefits of raddling rams
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Farmer focus: Brian Nicholson - breeding season kicking off in Kilkenny
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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A group with a difference: Ólas Hill Farms
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Time to consider plunge dipping
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Farmer focus: John Joe Fitzgerald – a hill farm in transition
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Joining ewe lambs – what to consider
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Forage crops: can they carry store lambs to finish?
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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A field, a marquee, an auctioneer and 4000 sheep: the Cooley Sheep Breeders Association sale
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Pre-breeding vaccination: toxoplasmosis and enzootic abortion
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Quarantine treating bought in stock
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Time to check the ram team and settle new rams in
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Genotyping – a step forward this season
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Synchronising ewes
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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The role of cobalt supplementation
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Teagasc BETTER farm flocks – lamb growth & weaning
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Don’t dose and move –short term gain vs long term
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Replacing silage offtakes and maintaining soil fertility
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Market update - what’s influencing trends this year to date
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Sm@RT – precision livestock farming for sheep
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Weighing up the companion forages
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Getting clover into the system – consider over-sowing?
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May 25, 2021 |
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Blowfly: risk factors, control options and application procedure
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May 18, 2021 |
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Checking the finances
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May 11, 2021 |
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Farmer Focus: Paddocks, residuals, regrowth and measuring performance in Co Louth
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May 04, 2021 |
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Lambing review – where can we improve
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Dealing with scald in lambs and lameness issues early in the grazing season
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Nematodirus – signs, treatment & differential diagnosis
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Grazing focus - early season management
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Lambing one year old ewes – the farmer experience
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Identifying the problem ewes during lambing
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Artificially rearing lambs – the key points
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Farmer focus: Des Powell - Flock Expansion in Co. Tipperary
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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The causes, timing and on-farm practices associated with lamb mortality and the steps to reduce the incidence this Spring
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Spring fertiliser – the key considerations
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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BETTER Farm Hill flock update
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Sheep market focus and outlook for 2021
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Farmer Focus: John O’Connell – Scanning, feeding and managing ewes in Co. Leitrim
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Focus on Vaccination
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Feeding for late pregnancy
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Fluke control at this stage of the season
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Housing and feed management
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Out wintering on forage crops
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Using scanning results
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Silage sampling
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Health and Safety focus
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Managing condition in ewes during mid-pregnancy
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Sheep health- views from a Regional Vet Lab post-mortem room
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Ram management post-mating
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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External parasites control options
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Grazing management – graze outs in difficult conditions and staying on track for closing
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Store lamb finishing
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Farmer focus: Francis Gonely, breeding, grass and finishing lambs
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Mating Management
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Quad bike maintenance
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Fluke control this autumn
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Joining ewe lambs – the key criteria that influence performance
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Farmer focus: Denis O’Riordan on hill farming, selling lambs and managing ewes in West Cork
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Forage crops – carrying capacity & grazing setup
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Managing autumn reseeds
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Autumn shearing – performance benefit?
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Getting ewe condition right
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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August grassland management focus
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Farmer focus: John Bell – paddock system & finishing groups
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Ram selection – making use of indices
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Early Lamb Systems?
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Checking for resistance – the Drench test
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Mineral supplementation in sheep flocks
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Farmer Focus, Patrick Dunne: Changing systems and dealing with this year’s drought
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Control of stomach worms – improving sustainability
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Considering the hard-to-see traits when selecting replacements
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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The Data Quality Index and commercial performance recording
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Focus on weaning
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Effective sheep footbath facilities
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May 26, 2020 |
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Shearing season underway
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May 19, 2020 |
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Blowfly control
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May 12, 2020 |
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Making high DMD silage
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May 05, 2020 |
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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the sheep sector
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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19: Episode 19: Nematodirus infection in young lambs
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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18: Episode 18: Sheep sector market update
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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17: Episode 17: Grazing management: Keeping on track in April
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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16: Episode 16: Artificially rearing lambs
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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15: Episode 15: Coccidiosis in lambs
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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14: Episode 14: Grass Tetany in ewes – predisposing factors and prevention measures
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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13: Episode 13: Managing Ewe lambs
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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12: Episode 12: Nitrogen use efficiency
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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11: Episode 11: Late pregnancy nutrition effect of concentrate quality and source of protein
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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10: Episode 10: Winter housing management
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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9: Episode 9: Managing condition score
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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8: Episode 8: Controlling external parasites: Sheep dipping
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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7: Episode 7: Role of alternative forages in store lambs systems
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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6: Episode 6: Grazing focus – Gearing up for the autumn
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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5: Episode 5: Flock health status- biosecurity and quarantine
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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4: Episode 4: Ram Focus - using genetic information
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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3: Episode 3: Internal Parasite Control
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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2: Episode 2 - Silage feed value
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May 21, 2019 |
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1: Episode 1 - INZAC Flock Performance & Grassland management
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May 15, 2019 |