Getting ewes and lambs to grass is a welcome relief to farmers in reducing the workload but key management tasks should also ...

With many ewes and lambs now settled at grass there are several key issues to be aware of to ensure that lambs meet their ...

Creep feeding. One of this week’s sheep features on page 34 discusses the option of creep-feeding lambs. There have been more ...

OVERSEAS sheep shearers have been granted non-visa access to the United Kingdom in 2025 in a special concession from the Minister for Migration and Citizenship. The UK’s National Association of ...

Coccidiosis is a problem in sheep worldwide and the condition is caused by single celled parasites called coccidia. The coccidia cause damage to areas of the intestines that are important for feed and ...

Coccidiosis is the parasitic infection of the intestines of our lambs and kids by the protozoa in the genus Eimeria. Species within the genus Eimeria are host-specific, meaning they only affect either ...

Adult sheep are unaffected by the parasite ... to offering such lambs the cleanest grazing while addressing nutritional demands will also help. Coccidiosis It is not just nematodirus which can trigger ...

A flock of sheep belonging to a missing farmer has been sold off by his devastated wife three weeks into the mysterious case - which has also left local residents baffled. Michael Gaine was last ...

WUR is starting the Global Methane Genetics initiative, an international project to significantly reduce methane emissions from cows and sheep. The Animal Breeding and Genomic group is leading an ...

A Tararua District farmer has been banned from owning farm animals and placed on six months’ community detention after neglecting hundreds of sheep. On Monday, Noel Thomas Cunningham ...

Police are appealing for witnesses after 19 pregnant sheep were stolen from a farm. The theft occurred at Chadwick Manor Farm, in Lydiate Ash, north Worcestershire, between around 18:00 BST on the ...