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Sheep Breeding

The Irish Farmers Journal is dedicated to providing up to the minute informative sheep farming news and information for breeding and advice for a healthy sheep herd.

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Kells T-Rex named 2024 Irish sire of the year

Rachel Gallagher reports on the announcement of Kells T-Rex as the Irish Suffolk Society sire of the year for 2024.

23 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH
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Kilbride and Killeen Vendèens timed auction

Rachel Gallagher reports on the Kilbride and Killen Vendèens online timed auction.

23 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH
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Clonard flock takes the champion spot

Rachel Gallagher reports from Tullow livestock mart for the annual Irish Hampshire Down in-lamb sale.

23 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH
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Aiming for high health this winter

Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s special indoor health management focus.

23 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH
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Change of behaviour required on sheep flock health

Antimicrobial resistance is becoming a growing problem with almost 5m deaths associated with drug resistant infections in 2019.

16 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH

Huge success for inaugural Sheep Ireland hill ram sale

Rachel Gallagher reports from Manorhamilton mart for the inaugural Sheep Ireland hill ram sale.

16 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH

Powerful ram lamb tops Sliabh Liag sale

Rachel Gallagher reports from the annual Sliabh Liag Blackface sheep breeders’ association ram sale held in Ballybofey and Stranorlar livestock mart.

16 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH

Woods wins champion in Donegal town

Rachel Gallagher reports from Donegal livestock mart for the SW Donegal Blackface sheep breeders’ groups annual ram show and sale.

9 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH

Cheviot Ram hits €6,500 in Blessington

Rachel Gallagher reports from Blessington mart for the annual Wicklow Cheviot ram sale.

9 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH