| Farmer |
Brendan O’Sullivan |
| Location |
Caherciveen, Co. Kerry |
| Farm Description |
Sheep is the sole enterprise on 35.5 ha (adjusted) of heavy wet
grassland plus 15 ha of rough grazing; |
| Teagasc Adviser |
Michael Gottstein |
| Sheep Enterprise Details |
| Ewe Flock Size |
290 crossbred ewes (Suffolk-X, Belclare-X, Texel-X Cheviot-X and
Charollais-X) |
| Ram Breeds |
Suffolk, Belclare, Charollais |
| Flock Replacements |
Homebred, 77 mostly Belclare-X |
|
Ewe flock housed in winter and lambed indoors
Lambing starts in
early March |
| Lambs reared per ewe to ram (‘08 season) |
|
| Stocking Rate |
9.5 ewes per hectare |
| Concentrate Usage |
high |
| Farm Plan |
Details (69KB
PDF Format) |
