The key to a successful hill sheep industry will be to have a production system that is sustainable both in terms of its impact on the environment as well as financially. If we look at the euro Profit Monitor (ePM) results for 2005 we can quickly see that the average sheep farmer retained nearly all of the direct payments (loosing on average two euro per ewe before premia are taken into account. Hill sheep in Ireland are generally farmed in a traditional manner where they have, in the...

It is important that the reviews and research can run their course and a more efficient and effective system is developed to meet the need should it arise. The move comes despite grower bodies recommending the standards for electronic devices in sheep and goats remains in draft form until there is an identifiable need and a cost benefit analysis of such technology. I would encourage the Victorian DPI to work collaboratively with other states and the national sheep industry to ensure a...

Farmers cut flock sizes as dogs run wild in WA Friday, 29 June 2007 West Australian farmers are cutting their sheep flocks as wild dog reports in the wheatbelt continue to grow. The dogs are causing serious problems for farmers, especially, in a region about 300 kms east of Perth. Mr Spark said he had reduced the number of sheep on his property and now he now, mainly runs cattle. However, he said the dogs would also attack young calves. Bonnie Rock farmer, Donald Spark said the problem was...

Since operations began early this year with 2,000 Jamnapari goats in a 100-hectare area in Rong Chenok near here, the company has been getting many enquiries from companies as far as in Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Taiwan and China, said its general manager Azhar Jaafar. Since operations began early this year with 2,000 Jamnapari goats in a 100-hectare area in Rong Chenok near here, the company has been getting many enquiries from companies as far as in Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Taiwan and China,...

There were even instructions on how to cook it, making roast lamb a rare biblical recipe: "Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts" (Exodus 12:9) Lamb remains the most prized meat of the Mideast to this day. Throughout Turkey, the city is renowned for its superb lamb and its excellent kebabs and other lamb dishes. Lamb, which was much more common in her area, was the meat served on her family's table. At Cagdas there was lamb...

THE wet weather since early May has created ideal conditions for sheep parasites, particularly parasitic worms, to prosper, according to SAC vet Brian Hosie. The favourable conditions for parasites on the pasture are exacerbated by the fact that we know that on the great majority of sheep farms not all of the available wormer products are fully effective at killing worms. John Vipond, SAC senior sheep specialist, said: There are strong market signals that consumers want lamb and not...