Breeding really is a numbers game for efficient sheep production
Brian Keane from Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford on his farm. Picture: Patrick Browne
The cows and other cattle have been housed for three weeks now. I am in the Sucker Welfare Scheme, so the calves got 1kg of meals for four weeks before weaning, and they got 2kg of meals after weaning.Â
The calves were coughing a little so I gave them a pneumonia vaccine. Weanlings have been housed and they are on silage and meals, with bull weanlings getting 2kg meals and heifers getting 1.5kg meals. Bulls and heifers will be sold as yearlings at 450-500kg and 350-400 kg, respectively.
