Key advice when purchasing store lambs

Michael Gottstein, Teagasc Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, re-joins Ciaran Lynch for the second part of the episode on store lambs, with a focus on those purchasing lambs.

Michael highlights the importance of getting health treatments in place on arrival and what impact this has. They also discuss expected performance, diets and mineral nutrition - particularly for those lambs that will be intensively finished on farms - and explain the importance of feed and financial budgets and what hill flocks can do to improve saleability.

To access the store lamb calculator, as mentioned in the podcast, click here.

Part 1 - Store lamb markets and the challenges and potential of store lamb finishing

In first part of the podcast, Michael discusses the current market condition for stores, some the challenges and the potential of store lamb finishing. Listen in below:

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