Contents tagged with challenge sheep
10 June 2022
Event looking at making more of the electronic identification (EID) tags in your flock
20 October 2021
Latest research on ewe longevity data review webinar
6 October 2021
Using EID tags is a lot easier than you might think, and they can make your job a lot more efficient.
4 October 2021
Anthelmintic resistance can be detected in flocks in a number of ways
7 September 2021
Benefits of integrating sheep on arable rotations
7 September 2021
Iceberg diseases can account for considerable loss in sheep enterprises, so management and prevention is key to increasing ewe longevity
12 May 2021
Meet the Challenge Sheep farmers. A project to develop best practice for managing replacement ewes as well as a better understanding of how the rearing phase can affect a ewe’s lifetime performance.
29 May 2020
We have gone from the wettest February to the driest April and May, and it doesn’t look as though there is rain coming anytime soon.
17 January 2020
Event looking at the impact that the recent wet weather will have on your 2020 lambing crop and the feed options available for your flock between scanning and weaning?
17 January 2020
Event looking at the impact that the recent wet weather will have on your 2020 lambing crop and the feed options available for your flock between scanning and weaning?
19 February 2019
Challenge Sheep is tracking 9,000 replacements from a range of English sheep farms over seven years to understand how flock performance can be improved. The project aims to generate new knowledge and highlight existing information on managing ewe replacements.
12 February 2019
Challenge Sheep is tracking 9,000 replacements from a range of English sheep farms over seven years to understand how flock performance can be improved. The project aims to generate new knowledge and highlight existing information on managing ewe replacements.