June 25, 2021, 6:10 am
In a Teagasc Ovicast episode, Tomás O’Leary, a sheep farmer from Co. Kerry who is part of the Better Farm Sheep Programme, spoke about the process of picking out ewe lambs for breeding on his farm.
Tomás warned about being too selective when it comes to picking potential ewe lambs for breeding, and said that the process of beginning to pick out potential ewe lambs for breeding on his farm starts at weaning time.
He aims to pick out 70-80 ewe lambs, with the intention of ending up with 50 for the following breeding season.
Tomás added that he has noticed over the years, a big difference in performance from weaning to October.