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Apply now for the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme

The National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS) has been revised to offer increased financial support to sheep farmers while promoting higher standards of animal health and welfare. The updates feature higher payment rates and new welfare actions, demonstrating the government's dedication to improving animal welfare standards and ensuring the viability of the sheep sector.

11 April 2025
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Sheep Half Time Score

Eamon Patten, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe

09 August 2024
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Sheep Schemes 2024

By Glen Corbett, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare

09 August 2024
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August Grass Management

By Mícheál Kelly, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare

02 August 2024
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ACRES for Sheep

Eamon Patten, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe

25 October 2022
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EuroSheep visits Greece

Dr Brid McClearn and Tim Keady, Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway.

01 September 2022
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Sheep Welfare Scheme

Eamon Patten, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe

16 November 2021
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Lambing Review

By Colm Murray, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc, Galway/Clare

11 May 2021
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Lambing 2021

Marion Fox, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare

05 February 2021
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Liver Fluke in Sheep

By Glen Corbett, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare

09 October 2020
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Designing a Flock Breeding Programme

The number of lambs reared per ewe joined is a key determinant of the overall financial performance of a lowland sheep enterprise. Sheep Specialist Damian Costello outlines the factors to be considered in a flock breeding programme including: culling, ram selection and purchase of breeding stock.

21 July 2020
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How to check the ram is fit for breeding

Rams should be checked 10 weeks before the breeding season to ensure they are fit to breed. This is to allow time to build body condition, sort out health problems, buy replacement rams, acclimatise replacements and quarantine replacements. Drystock advisor Edward Egan demonstrates what is needed.

21 July 2020
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Drench Test - Checking Product Efficacy

The drench test is a very simple procedure to check and see if the drench is working and killing the worms in the lambs. Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep in Teagasc runs through checking product efficacy of drench.

19 July 2020
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Cobalt Supplementation in Sheep

Cobalt is an important mineral thats required by sheep and is used by the bugs in the rumen to metabolize vitamin B12 which is important for lamb thrive. Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep with Teagasc runs through best practice for supplementing with cobalt

14 July 2020
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The Hill Sheep Sector in Ireland

The Irish Hill Sheep sector plays an important role in the economic health of rural economies and the maintenance of the natural landscape in many of Ireland’s most scenic areas. Hill sheep are a very hardy and resilient breed and are hugely responsive to improved nutrition. Michael G. Diskin and Frank Campion, Teagasc Athenry tell us more.

13 July 2020
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Better Farm Sheep Update - Patrick Dunne, Co. Wicklow

Patrick Dunne is a participant in the Teagasc Sheep Better Farm Programme. The programme focuses on grassland management, breeding and production methods. Patrick gives an overview of this farm as well as an update on what's been happening on the farm.

10 July 2020
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Selecting Flock Replacements

Breeding ewe replacements from within your own flock has a number of advantages including allowing you to breed the best performing ewes in the flock with a high genetic merit maternal sire. Damian Costello, Sheep Specialist, has more information.

23 June 2020
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Using a creep gate to creep graze lambs

Creep grazing is extremely useful when grass supplies are tight & during dry spells. Hugh Rooney, Teagasc Drystock Advisor highlights the advantages of creep grazing & explains how to set up creep grazing for lambs.

16 June 2020
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Finishing lambs from grass only

One of the biggest challenges for sheep farmers is to finish lambs as quickly as possible from grass. Edward Egan, Teagasc Drystock Advisor in Meath gives some advice and information.

16 June 2020
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Diagnose before you Dose

Resistance to dosing products is of increasing concern. It is therefore incumbent on farmers to ensure that they are using the right product at the right rate at the right time. Dairy specialist Stuart Childs has some useful advice

15 June 2020
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Supplementing lambs with minerals post weaning

Over 55% of Irish sheep farmers supplement their lambs with minerals post weaning. Research has shown that cobalt and selenium are the main trace elements of concern. Athenry researcher Dr Tim Keady gives some advice.

09 June 2020
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Dealing with grass shortage - reducing demand on sheep farms

There is some rain forecast for later this week, farms that might be short of grass will have to wait for this to have an impact and for grass growth to improve. Sheep specialist Michael Gottstein has some advice for sheep farmers

02 June 2020
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The INZAC Flock - Update May 2020

The Ireland New Zealand across breed animal comparison study (INZAC flock) aims to o validate the Irish maternal (Replacement) genetic sheep index and to compare Irish versus New Zealand genetically elite animals. Fiona McGovern and Henry Walsh give an update on the flock.

26 May 2020
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Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farms - Lamb performance from birth to 7 weeks old.

Weighing Lambs at 7 weeks is crucial to assessing the ewe flock and it also gives a picture as to how the lambs are performing. Frank Campion tells us how lambs on the Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farms have fared and Shane Moore from Co. Roscommon gives an update from his farm.

26 May 2020
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Blowfly Control in Sheep Flocks

Flystrike is a production limiting, costly and sometimes fatal condition in sheep. When it comes to Blowfly strike the aim should really be to prevent it from happening in the first place. Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc tells us more.

19 May 2020
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Importance of quality silage for sheep

Research carried out in Teagasc Athenry has highlighted the potential to reduce amount of concentrates fed to ewes in late pregnancy when high feed value silage is available. Damian Costello, Sheep Specialist has information and advice

28 April 2020
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Sheep Research Demonstration farm Athenry - Update

Research to date shows that including white clover in the sward relative to perennial ryegrass alone results in lambs reaching slaughter weight faster – Philip Creighton Researcher

24 April 2020
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Sheep Management Notes

SHEEP: Advice on how to manage grass supplies until growth rates exceed demand and grass starts to accumulate on your farm. Also, it is important to be aware of grass tetany, which is a common and usually fatal condition that affects lactating ewes. By Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Programme, Teagasc.

01 April 2020
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Turnout Turmoil

Eamon Patten, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe

20 March 2020
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Grass Tetany

By Marion Fox, B&T Drystock Adviser, Galway/Clare Regional Unit

25 February 2020
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Media Article