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Scab risk hits a tipping point as anecdotal cases soar
Farmers need to assume all bought in sheep have scab and treat accordingly as anecdotal cases reach an all time…
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Farmers wanted to help inform the UK sheep industry
Two farmer representatives from England and one from Wales are sought for a sheep industry group to help shape the…
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Workshops focus on planning winter feed options for sheep
Following this year’s challenging weather conditions, AHDB Beef & Lamb is partnering with Teagasc for a series of workshops to…
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Sheep disease threat from ticks heightens due to vaccine and forage shortage
A nationwide shortage of a vaccine to protect sheep from the tick-borne Louping Ill virus (LIV) means farmers need to…
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Love Lamb Week calls for a break with tradition
Lamb producers must pull together to change tradition and put lamb back on plates all year round. That’s the key call…
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Grass shortage adds to parasite problems in sheep
Sheep are still at risk from worms and Nematodirus despite the hot weather, according to reports from across the country. Keith Cutler,…
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Greater intake from copper antagonists likely this season
As we approach the sheep breeding season, Animax has asked if farmers are confident that their ewes and rams have…
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NSA says sheep sector needs to prepare for the possibility of Brexit ‘no deal’
The worse-case scenario for the UK sheep sector, a ‘no deal’ on Brexit, is a possibility the sheep sector needs…
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SCOPS calls for action after first reports of resistance to group 4 wormers
SCOPS said the recent publication of the first case of resistance to monepantel in the UK is a timely and…
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Join the march towards stamping out lameness
UK sheep producers are being encouraged to join the march towards stamping out lameness in the national flock when the…