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Infographics – EuroSheep in numbers
Infographics - EuroSheep in numbers This leaflet compiles all the facts and numbers from the EuroSheep activities and outcomes. Based on data from April 2023. Click here to download the PDF
E-learning material for UK & Irish needs
E-learning material - UK & Ireland This material has been prepared for teachers, lecturers, trainers, etc. It presents the main needs regarding sheep nutrition and health from the UK and Irish farmers and stakeholders and the associated best practices solutions...
Protocol for forage analysis
Solution name: Protocol for forage analysis Aim: To give advice on interpretation of silage/forage analysis and methodology for collecting and submitting samples to a lab for testing.Description: Forage such as silage and hay form the base of most sheep rations in the...
Gradual weaning protocol for lambs
Solution name: Gradual weaning protocol for lambs Aim: To provide a protocol for farmers on creep feeding that eases the weaning stress on lambsDescription: Weaning is one of the most stressful procedures for all lambs not only in terms of the ewe-lamb relationship,...
Cross comparison of feed catalogue value with animals’ blood test
Solution name: Cross comparison of feed catalogue value with animals’ blood test Aim: To determine the mineral and vitamin needs of animals in an effective and practical way Description: Proper animal nutrition means giving the animals the adequate amount of all...
Strategic feeding protocol
Solution name: Strategic feeding protocol Aim: To provide some basic concepts of nutrition for farmers during lactation Description: Lactating ewes must be fed according to the milk yield level, the course of lactation, and the chemical composition of the milk. Sheep...
BCS as a tool for nutrition requirement of ewes
Solution name: BCS as a tool for nutrition requirement of ewes Aim: To provide a practical and applicable tool for farmers who have issues on nutrition requirement of their flock.Description: Body condition scoring (BCS) of sheep is a management tool that farmers can...
Guide for replacement nutrition at first lambing
Solution name: Guide for replacement nutrition at first lambing Aim: Replacement feeding and management is at particular importance since it will determine lambing percentage and hence productivity. Planning and management of ewe lamb replacement feeding regime to...
Practical guide for conservation methods
Solution name: Practical guide for conservation methods Aim: To provide practical guidelines for conserving forages in animal nutritionDescription: Forages can be conserved to feed livestock during periods of shortage, caused by limited pasture growth or inadequate...
Checking Diet Tool
Solution name: Checking Diet Tool Aim: To provide advisors and even farmers with a tool to check a ration and to correct it if required.Description: Excel Tool. It is a basic ration program that calculates the requirements of sheep and goats in different production...
Forage, nutritional value tool
Solution name: Forage, nutritional value tool Aim: The evaluation of forage and feedstuffs compositionDescription: Excel tool. It calculates the energy and nutritional evaluation of forages or feedstuff in general, taking into account the common analysis values. It is...
Use of portable NIR’s to assess forage feed value
Solution name: Use of portable NIR's to assess forage feed value Aim: To assess in situ, on the farms, the nutritional content of the fodder used to feed ruminants in a rapid and precise wayDescription: Incorporate portable NIR technology for forage analysis as a...
Manual of good practices for the management of lambs on artificial rearing
Solution name: Manual of good practices for the management of lambs on artificial rearing Aim: To improve the efficiency of animals fed on artificial lactationDescription: It is a 8-chapter manual that describes: The advantages and disadvantages of the use of...
Good management practices for fattening lambs.
Solution name: Good management practices for fattening lambs Aim: Periodic check of factors that directly or indirectly affect the health of fattening lambs and replacement lambs of a flockDescription: The manual covers the 5 main topics: Food Health Facilities...
Guidelines for the interpretation of milk urea concentration in sheep milk
Solution name: Guidelines for the interpretation of milk urea concentration in sheep milk Need: Urea levels in milk (unbalanced energy/protein ratio in the diet)Description: Urea is a nitrogenous compound present in the blood, milk and urine of ruminants that is...
Inclusion and management of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) in the forage systems
Solution name: Inclusion and management of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) in the forage systems Aim: To extend the grazing season; to increase the quality of forage on offer; to decrease livestock production costs to improve robustness of the forage system and...
Inclusion and management of self-seeding legume species in the forage systems
Solution name: Inclusion and management of self-seeding legume species in the forage systems Aim: To extend the grazing season; to increase the quality of forage on offer; to increase the farm self-sufficiency; to decrease in livestock production costs.Description:...
Inclusion and management of Sulla (Sulla coronaria (L.) medik.) in the forage systems
Solution name: Inclusion and management of Sulla (Sulla coronaria (L.) medik.) in the forage systems Aim: to extend the grazing season; to increase the quality of forage on offer; to decrease livestock production costs to improve robustness of the forage system and...
“Wikiloc”- a free tool to record grazing activities
Solution name: “Wikiloc”- a free tool to record grazing activities Aim: To provide a solution for helping farmers who needs to improve their grazing routes, to know more about their routine grazing activities, to memorize the routes, stopovers and to use grasslands...
Guidelines for implementing rotational grazing
Solution name: Guidelines for implementing rotational grazing Aim: To provide a solution for helping farmers who are getting started into rotational grazing. Description: A four page A4 document containing a summary of the essential knowledge required for getting...
How to use molasses to homogenize feed ingredients and increase the lifespan of complete diets (unifeed)
Solution name: How to use molasses to homogenize feed ingredients and increase the lifespan of complete diets (unifeed) Aim: To improve complete diet homogenization and palatability. To extend the duration of the unifeed in order to utilize more efficiently the wagon...
Effect of birth and rearing type on lamb performance
Solution name: Effect of birth and rearing type on lamb performance Aim:To present the effect of birth and rearing type on lamb performanceDescription: Birth type (single, twin, triplet or quadruplet) and rearing type (i.e., how many lambs are reared by a ewe) effect...
Rotational Grazing Systems (establishment and management)
Solution name: Rotational Grazing Systems (establishment and management) Aim: To demonstrate how to set up and manage rotational grazing systemsDescription: Set stocking or continuous grazing systems are commonly operated on many sheep farms; sheep graze the same...
Producing high feed value grass silage
Solution name: Producing high feed value grass silage Aim: To present key management decisions required to produce high feed value silageDescription: Silage feed value is a combination of nutritive value (e.g. energy concentration) and intake potential, both of which...
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