Managing ewe nutrition in late pregnancy will influence lamb viability and lamb vigour, according to Teagasc researcher Frank Campion.

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There was little or no evidence of further spread of the Schmallenberg virus during 2013 — contrary to what was expected — said Damien Barrett, from the Regional Veterinary Laboratory in Sligo, at last week’s Teagasc National Sheep Conference.

The sheep flock is far less at risk from infection with the Schmallenberg virus than had been feared, said a Teagasc expert.