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Today's Farm - September/October 2017
Foreign sheep find their niche
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Pig producers becoming ever more efficient
In 2010 the number of pigs produced per sow per year in Teagasc PigSys recorded herds was 23.9. This is an increase of 0.6 pig compared to 2009. The average carcass weight of finisher pigs sold also increased to 78.9kg.
- Date
- 01 July 2011
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 3 Pages
- Size
- 16KB
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Where Have All the Pigs Come From?
In the first four months of 2011, pig slaughterings in licensed export plants in the Republic of Ireland amounted to just under 910,000 or an average of 53,509 pigs per week. This is an increase of almost 4,500 pigs per week or 9% compared with the same period in 2010 when the average per week was 49,023. However, there has been no reduction in the live export of pigs for slaughter in Northern Ireland – in fact these have increased slightly (Table2).
- Date
- 02 May 2011
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 2 Pages
- Size
- 56KB
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BETTER Farms Sheep Programme - Lowland flocks
The Teagasc BETTER Farm Sheep Programme was established in the autumn of 2008. The objective of the programme is to establish focal points for the on-farm implementation, development and evaluation of technology that is relevant to the sheep sector.
- Date
- 15 February 2011
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 4 Pages
- Size
- 25KB
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Sheep BETTER Farms - Lowland scanning results
Nutrition during late pregnancy has a major influence on lamb birth weight and subsequent performance.
- Date
- 19 January 2011
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 2 Pages
- Size
- 15KB
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Finishing store lambs: what diet to offer
Approximately 20% of the annual lamb kill occurs during January, February and March. Consequently finishing store lambs is extremely important in the continuous supply of lamb to the market. A large proportion of these lambs are finished on concentrate diets.
- Date
- 01 December 2010
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 5 Pages
- Size
- 109KB
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Financial Budgeting
The pig sector is now suffering very tight margins (again!) with diametrically opposed falling pig prices and rising feed prices. Having an accurate breakeven figure for your unit may sound like common sense but (at the risk of banging an old drum) how many owners know their bottom line accurately?
- Date
- 05 October 2010
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 3 Pages
- Size
- 82KB
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Pig Training for the Future
Roy Keane is often quoted as having said “If you fail to plan you plan to fail”. The training of new entrants into any sector of the economy is all about planning to have a qualified, motivated workforce for the future.
- Date
- 03 October 2010
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 3 Pages
- Size
- 61KB
Pig Sector Overview
Pig production in Ireland ranks third in importance behind beef and milk production with a farm-gate value of €300 million, accounting for 6% of Gross Agricultural Output.
- Date
- 02 October 2010
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 2 Pages
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More Focus needed on Lactation Feed Intakes
The modern sow has enormous potential for milk production and producing piglets. She has the genetic potential to produce about 30 piglets per sow per year but is currently falling well short of this mark with an average figure of 23.3 produced in recorded herds in Ireland (Teagasc PigSys Report, 2009).
- Date
- 01 October 2010
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 5 Pages
- Size
- 76KB
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What is the optimum slaughter weight for pigs?
There are reports that carcass weights in factories are averaging ~81.5kg for the first 4 months of 2010. Producers are asking what is the optimum live weight at which to slaughter their pigs.
- Date
- 23 September 2010
- Type
- Media Article
- Pages
- 3 Pages
- Size
- 31KB