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A combination of growing resistance to commonly used anthelmintics and the increased prevalence of barber’s pole worm is creating more challenges for sheep. producers
The breeding ewe flock reduced by almost 100,000 head in the December 2024 sheep census, possibly leaving some farmers needing to tweak their SIS reference number.
The sale, which takes place on Saturday 23 August in Kilkenny Mart, Co Kilkenny, will have only genotyped rams which are five stars on the replacement or terminal index on offer.
A terminal and replacement class with prize funding of €1,000 will be held as part of the Sheep 2025 event taking place in Teagasc Mellows Campus Athenry on Saturday 21 June.
Mart managers report hogget prices falling anywhere from upwards of €7 to €10/head over the last week, with only ewe hoggets for breeding avoiding intense downward pressure.
There was also 18,104 application to the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme, 17,011 to the National Sheep Welfare Scheme and 1,947 to the CSP Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme.
Teagasc is currently undertaking a large-scale survey on labour on sheep farms and will be demonstrating ways in which to make production systems more efficient.