Know How / Sheep

Whether you run a sheep flock that numbers in the dozens or the thousands, keeping your rams, ewes and lambs healthy and productive is the key to achieving maximum production.

Regardless of your sheep breed, location or system, these pages give you the important health, welfare, nutrition and genetic advice to help make your flock profitable and sustainable.

Key focus areas:

Breeding to suit your system
Grassland management and nutrition
Improving flock health
Finishing lambs to suit market requirements
Reducing your cost of production

Latest Know How

BREEDING AND FERTILITY

How an annual ram MOT can help optimise flock performance

Successive heatwaves this summer could have a lasting effect on tup fertility well into September. While a tup can recover its semen quality six weeks after experiencing high temperatures, the…

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

How clover leys helped lift profit after loss of rented land

The sudden loss a large block of rented land was a big setback for the Roberts family. But by increasing output from their remaining acreage and reducing inputs, they have…

SHEEP

7 tips for weaning and post-weaning management of lambs

When to wean is one of the most important decisions in a flock’s calendar, influencing lamb performance and ewe scanning rates. Charlotte Mouland from Synergy Farm Health says the weaning…

BREEDING AND FERTILITY

New breeding tools target flock efficiency and methane output

Selecting for low methane alongside desirable production traits could cut emissions by 10-20% over 10 years without compromising efficiency, a three-year research project has found. Data from more than 13,000…

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