A veterinarian has confirmed that Schmallenberg disease has significantly impacted the performance of early lambing flocks ...

Teagasc is inviting Wicklow farmers to an online webinar that will feature practical tips on how to make lambing easier on Wednesday, February 12, at 8 pm. Part of Teagasc’s monthly ‘Let’s Talk Sheep’ ...

Harpercroft Farm, near Dundonald, Ayrshire, has lost more than half the lambs born this year following an outbreak of ...

Ewe nutrition in late gestation has a profound effect on lamb birth weights, colostrum quality and yield and ewe mothering ...

This follows the detection of the virus in several investigations into milk drop and diarrhoea in herds across the country in ...

An Ayrshire rapist found guilty of sexually abusing two young children has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal. Ryan Brown, 36, will now serve at least 11 years behind ...

The devastation of the Harpercroft flock at the hands of Schmallenberg disease has stopped many of us in our tracks. Our industry’s sympathies are with them. Picking yourself up after such a cruel ...

Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) has been confirmed at Harpercroft Farm in Ayrshire, leading to significant lamb losses and highlighting the need for greater awareness. Michael Goldie, who runs the ...

I have learned a lot, again, in the past year. First, a twin to a Schmallenberg lamb is a runt, will hang around forever and come to nothing – even in a ...

The »Fraunhofer Attract« grant is the excellence stipend programme of Fraunhofer. »Fraunhofer Attract« invites outstanding researchers to develop their ideas towards innovations at Fraunhofer. An idea ...

Residents in an Ayrshire town have been left baffled after reports of a 'large dead snake' on a beach. The discovery was made on the beach in Ardeer on Wednesday morning (January 15). A photograph ...