Sheep & Lambs

When it comes to livestock management, maintaining a calm and stress-free environment is crucial for the well-being and productivity of your animals, especially when travelling and exhibiting in the show ring.

Preparing livestock for showing involves several steps to ensure that the animals are in top condition and ready to perform their best in the show ring. Here are some general guidelines for preparing livestock for showing:

Ensuring optimum nutrition in the pre-tupping period and during early pregnancy is essential in order to maximise economic return. In general reliance on grazing alone is not sufficient to meet trace element requirements.

Orf & Ringworm are skin infections that can affect your livestock & be transmitted to anyone who handles them. Here you'll find information & advice on how to minimise the risks along with help, should a problem arise.

Twin Lamb Disease (TLD) is also called Pregnancy Toxaemia and it is more common in twin and triplet bearing ewes who have high energy demands.

With lambing season fast approaching (and in full swing for many of us!), we have created a list of our top 5 lambing essentials to help your season run that little bit smoother.

When prepping for the lambing season ahead, one of the first things many sheep farmers are considering, is which colostrum to use for their lambs. But what exactly IS colostrum and why is it so important?

Ensuring the correct intake of balanced Vitamins and Minerals is essential for the productivity and health of livestock. Proper supplementation is a key component of any management plan, particularly in areas with known soil deficiencies or varying forage/grazing quality. When selecting a Vitamin/Mineral supplement, several factors should be considered, including the age, weight and breeding status of the animal, the forage being fed, the Vitamin and Mineral levels in feedstuffs, grazing and water sources, along with the overall goals you aim to achieve.

Finishing lambs is a critical phase in sheep farming to ensure the optimum financial return and should be focused to the end market and ultimately current consumer requirements.

Sheep worrying is a distressing issue that affects not only the livelihoods of farmers but also the welfare of animals and the peace of rural communities. It refers to the act of dogs distressing, chasing, attacking or even killing sheep, causing significant harm and often resulting in the loss of valuable livestock. This increasing problem highlights the importance of responsible pet ownership and the need for education and awareness to prevent such incidents from occurring.