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Shearer sets new UK record after shearing 791 sheep in nine hours
A young Welsh shearer has set a new British record after successfully shearing 791 sheep across nine hours. Meirion Evans, a 25-year-old experienced…
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Farmer grows income from lamb sales by performance recording
An upland farmer is growing his income from lamb sales by performance recording his closed flock of Welsh Mountain ewes. In five years, the average…
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Over half of all GB lambs now meeting target market criteria
Over half of all lambs are now meeting the target market criteria despite current cost challenges, but there remains room for more production…
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Researchers want to hear from farmers about bluetongue risk
Researchers want to hear from livestock farmers about the risk of bluetongue disease in Britain to help shape how to deal with it. The UK had been…
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Appeal after thieves steal 126 sheep from Notts farm
Police are urging the public to provide more information following the theft of 126 sheep from farmland in Nottinghamshire. It is reported that…
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Labour has 'a lot to do' to secure farmer confidence, sheep sector warns
The new Labour government has 'a lot to do' to secure farmer confidence following its landslide general election victory, the sheep sector has said…
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Welsh farmer sets eyes on breaking nine hour shearing record
An experienced Welsh shearer will be making a record-breaking attempt to shear sheep across nine hours later this month. Meirion Evans, from North…
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Enzootic abortion vaccine shortage expected until August
There will be a gap in the supply of the enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE) vaccine Cevac Chlamydia until August, it has been confirmed. Ceva Animal…
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£1.1m project seeks input to help tackle chronic sheep disease
Researchers have been awarded a £1.1m grant to tackle the devastating impact of Maedi-visna (MV), a chronic infectious disease affecting sheep. The…
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Lambs finishing two weeks earlier thanks to genetics programme
Lambs produced by an organic hill flock of Welsh ewes are hitting finishing weights two weeks earlier since performance recording was introduced to…
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