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...
Managing ewe lamb replacements to lamb at 1 year old
Solution name: Managing ewe lamb replacements to lamb at 1 year old Aim: To manage ewe replacements to produce their first litter at 1 year of ageDescription: Replacements are a major cost in mid-season prime lamb production systems equivalent to 25% of the value of...
Reducing Anthelmintic Resistance
Solution name: Reducing anthelmintic resistance Aim: To increase the understanding of anthelmintic resistance - how it occurs and management strategies to prevent itDescription: Anthelmintic resistance is the ability of stomach worms to survive anthelmintic treatment....
Flock Biosecurity
Solution name: Flock biosecurity – develop a health plan Aim: To present best practise guide for flock biosecurityDescription: Diseases (e.g. footrot, CODD, iceberg diseases, enzootic abortion) are highly infectious and can spread rapidly. Purchased sheep (rams, ewes)...
Controlling Lameness
Solution name: Controlling lameness Aim: To control lameness to improve flock welfare and profitabilityDescription: Lameness is a common cause of welfare and economic concerns in many flocks Chronic lameness reduces ewe and lamb performance The main causes of lameness...
Controlling External Parasites
Solution name: Controlling external parasites Aim: To present best practise for controlling external parasitesDescription: The main external parasites are flystrike ticks lice (biting and sucking) scab External parasites can have negative impact on animal - health,...
Development of ewes that lambed young
Solution name: Development of ewes that lambed young Aim: The aim is to have less difficult lambing as possible and the replacement can grow up her lamb.Description: Because of bad feeding or early breeding date the weak female lambs could be in gestation. Topic:...
Replacement nutrition requirement for first lactation
Solution name: Replacement nutrition requirement for first lactation Aim: Our goal is to raise well-developed young lamb and to keep the number of days between the first and second lambing to a minimum.Description: The feeding of the young lamb is largely determined...
Grazing techniques
Solution name: Grazing techniques Aim: Find solution for sheep farms who based on grazing for those periods when the natural grassland is so poor (mainly summer period)Description: In dry climate: Enough yield and enough of good quality grass are available seasonally...
Forage crop production instead of grazing
Solution name: Forage crop production instead of grazing Aim: Ensure fluently high quality forage for all aged sheep in your flock. If possible produce forage crops on arable land instead of grazing on pour pastureDescription: In dry climate good quality grass and...
Managing gastrointestinal parasite infection
Solution name: Gastrointestinal parasite infection Aim: Decreasing the optimal life circumstance of worms and larves to avoid the critical infectionDescription: All around the world the internal parasites cause one of the biggest health issue that can cause economical...
Lameness
Solution name: Lameness Aim: The aim is not to have lame lambs.Description: The lamb is under its mother and after weaning in the fattening house.Topic: Health Production: Dairy / Meat Animal Category: Ewes/Lamb/Replacements Issue: Lameness Level of...
Respiratory issues of lambs
Solution name: Respiratory issues of lambs Aim: Reduce of lamb mortality and permanent damage of lungsDescription: One of most common problems of indoor fattening lambs with sudden high temperature, hard breathing and drooling is respiratory pasteurellosis. It can be...
Lambs with joint ill
Solution name: Lambs with joint ill Aim: Avoid the skeletal and joint disordersDescription: In Hungary, it causes higher losses mainly in lamb rearing. It develops through an open wound formed during an umbilical cord infection and possible tail shortening. Infection...
Withdrawal dates aide-memoire
Title: Withdrawal dates aide-memoire Need/issue: Shed Management Introduction: It is important to know the withdrawal dates of health products and the withdrawal period, to make sure animals sent to abattoirs are outwith that period. We use a laminated sheet in the...
Identifying trained hoggs for feeding
Title: Identifying trained hoggs for feeding Need/issue: Weaning transition management/post-weaning management: adaptation to new feeding regime Introduction: Naïve replacements which spent most of their live grazing need to be trained to eat concentrates feeds or...
Super Crook
Title: Super Crook Need/issue: When needing to treat an ewe with lameness or to check for mastitis, it is important to catch the relevant animal whilst in the field. Introduction: The super crook is a long pole with a grabbing hook at the end, allowing the farmer to...
Hand-made dosing gun holster
Title: Hand-made dosing gun holster Need/issue: Shed Management Introduction: We use the cut-off top of a bottle, that can be fixed on the side of the conveyor/handling system, as a holster for the dosing gun. Country: United Kingdom Dairy or/and meat sheep:...
Health products dosages aide-memoire
Title: Health products dosages aide-memoire Need/issue: It is important to know the amount required and dosage of the different health products for your animals. Introduction: Writing the dosage in big letters on the bottle of product, next to the handling race/dosing...
Mastitis prevention
Solution name: Mastitis prevention Aim: prevention of mastitis (udder health) detection of inflammation in early stage and treat it decrease predisposing factors increase efficiency of treatments Description: Mastitis has several negative impacts on milk production...
Lambing management
Solution name: Lambing management Aim: Increasing production efficiency and profitability, decreasing lamb mortality, meeting marketing needs – seasonality and fattening our lambs for heavier weight, human resources reduction.Description: Although the Hungarian sheep...
Methods to calculate vitamin and mineral content of feeds and pastures
Solution name: Methods to calculate vitamin and mineral content of feeds and pastures Aim: Calculate vitamin and mineral content of feeds and pastures to meet ewes requirement.Description: Ewes need a balanced diet containing energy (fat and carbohydrates), protein,...
Online history of grazing routes to remember and improve grazing routes in the next year
Solution name: Online history of grazing routes to remember and improve grazing routes in the next year Aim: Improve grazing routes, remember points of interest in the grazing routes, remember best grazing grounds for next year, cooperate with other farmers grazing in...