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New Entrants Calendar – Weaning Lambs – Best practice for New Entrants

12 September 2022

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In this video SAC Consulting’s Willie Budge gives an overview of what you need to consider when deciding to wean lambs and shares some top tips to minimise stress during…

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New Entrants Calendar – Shearing Sheep and Control of Blowfly Strike

12 September 2022

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Are you new to keeping sheep and wondering when to shear your sheep? Or what do do with the wool after shearing? In this short video SAC Consulting’s Willie Budge…

Lamb feeding from ewe

Enzootic Abortion of Ewes (EAE)

29 August 2022

Enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE) is the most common infectious cause of abortion in sheep in the UK. This factsheet is part of the Sustainable Sheep Systems series and covers what…

StockTalk – Sheep System Changes at SRUC Barony with Perry Parkinson (August 2022)

17 August 2022

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In this podcast we hear from SRUC Barony’s Head Shepherd Perry Parkinson, who will tell us a bit about his background and his work at SRUC Barony including the changes…

Cull Ewe Screening

There are numerous reasons why a ewe may not regain condition after weaning, these can be from dental disease, to worms to an iceberg disease.  An excellent tool to understand…

Lamb sucking it's mother

Sheep Abortions – What you need to know

In this video, Megan Fergusson, Veterinary Investigation Officer at SRUC talks about the main causes of sheep abortions – Toxoplasmosis and Enzootic Abortion (EAE) and provides some top tips on…

Sustainable Worm Control in Sheep Factsheet

1 July 2022

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Anthelmintic Resistance to wormers is increasing and is one the biggest challenges within the sheep industry, impacting the health and profitability of many flocks. Minimising the risk of worm burdens…



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