Category Archives: Sheep
Tupping on the hill: Preparing the ewe for a thrifty lamb
Achieving prime ewe condition on autumn grass ready for tupping is one of the year’s [...]
Is your lowland flock missing anything essential for tupping?
If your aim for 2025 is compact lambing and maximised income from your next crop [...]
How to get your flock in top form for tupping
Fertility at tupping is the single biggest influencer on any sheep enterprises’ bottom line. If [...]
Weaning lambs: The small issue that can create big problems
In the most part, we’ve gotten pretty good at managing lambs at grazing. But we [...]
3 steps to optimising trace element values of grass and silage
Want to cross check and optimise your grass for trace elements this grazing season? Here’s [...]
Bolusing “works wonders” for ewe and lamb performance
Father and son – Colin and Josh McCartney – are making the right moves as [...]
Bolusing plugs gap on extensive sheep grazing system
Hamish Beaton, East Anglian sheep farmer at Neil Beaton and Son Farming Partnership and livestock [...]
5 bolusing dos and don’ts to make way for a successful lambing
Some essential trace element supplementation dos and don’ts to help optimise grazing or forage utilisation [...]
How to get the trace element fundamentals right over lambing
Whether you’ve bolused before, considering bolusing for the first time, or just exploring all the [...]
Get the timing right on trace element nutrition before lambing
Pedigree Texel breeder and ANIMAX Area Manager – Flor Ryan – offers practical advice on [...]
