Regional Veterinary Laboratories

Sheep management: ewe nutrition, colostrum and schmallenberg virus

Ewe nutrition in late gestation has a profound effect on lamb birth weights, colostrum quality and yield and ewe mothering ability.

MANAGEMENT 5 February 2025

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Teeth issues significant cause of thin ewes

Teeth issues significant cause of thin ewes

BREEDING & HEALTH 5 February 2025

Farmers urged to report suspected cases of Schmallenberg

Farmers urged to report suspected cases of Schmallenberg

NEWS 3 February 2025

Lambs die from dosing gun injuries

Lambs die from dosing gun injuries

Lambs die from dosing gun injuries

NEWS 22 December 2024

Clare farms worst hit by blackleg this year

Clare farms worst hit by blackleg this year

Clare farms worst hit by blackleg this year

NEWS 4 December 2024

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Lambs die from dosing gun injuries

Lambs die from dosing gun injuries

In one case, a regional veterinary office found a bolus lodged in a cut in the dead lamb’s throat.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Clare farms worst hit by blackleg this year

Clare farms worst hit by blackleg this year

Department of Agriculture data has found that farms in many counties in north Munster and southwest Leinster have been hit most severely by the clostridial disease.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Sheep Management: health checks, temporary grazing agreements and Sheep Expo

Sheep Management: health checks, temporary grazing agreements and Sheep Expo

The recent thin ewe survey carried out by the Regional Veterinary Laboratories found issues with molar teeth to be a significant cause of poor body condition.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Schmallenberg disease circulating in some dairy herds - Department

Schmallenberg disease circulating in some dairy herds - Department

Farmers are advised to be vigilant for clinical signs, which include milk drop, diarrhoea, raised temperature and apparent pregnancy loss.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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