BETTER Sheep Farm - Mayo |
| Farmer | James Lally |
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| Location | Westport, Co. Mayo |
| Farm Description | Hill grazing on commonage (142 ha) plus 23 ha (adjusted) of green land; runs both hill and lowland sheep enterprises; Suckler cows (7) and followers |
| Teagasc Adviser | John Noonan |
| Sheep Enterprise Details | |
| Ewe Flock Size |
150 Scottish Blackface ewes in hill system; 50 crossbred (Suffolk-X Texel-X ewes in lowland system |
| Ram Breeds | S Blackface, Texel & Charollais |
| Flock Replacements | Homebred, 30 S Blackface |
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Crossbred flock housed in late January and lambed indoors Hill flock wintered on the commonage and lambed on green land Lambing starts mid march for crossbreds and early April for hill ewes |
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| Lambs reared per ewe to ram (‘08 season) |
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| Concentrate Usage | relatively high inputs for 2008 |
| Farm Plan | Details (68KB PDF Format) |
