OviCast
By OviCast
OviCast is the Teagasc Sheep podcast.
Presented by Ciaran Lynch it brings you the latest advice, insights and technical updates for the sheep industry.
Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast/
Presented by Ciaran Lynch it brings you the latest advice, insights and technical updates for the sheep industry.
Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast/
Latest episode
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Grass update & management tips for the coming weeks
Catherine Egan, host of the Beef Edge podcast, joins us on this week’s OviCast as we catch up with Grass10 advisor, Niamh Doyle, to get an update on the current situation and discuss management tips in the coming weeks. Niam… -
Monitoring parasite burden and interpreting the results
This week we talk to Dr Orla Keane about monitoring the parasite challenge in lambs. We discuss the challenge stomach worms poses from this point of the season onward with Orla talking about using faecal sampling to monitor… -
Grazing Focus: Grass supply, sward quality and fertiliser
On this week’s OviCast we’re taking a grazing focus and are joined by Philip Creighton. We discuss grass supply and sward quality and some of the factors that are influencing it at the moment. We move on to … -
Time to wean?
Sheep Specialist, Michael Gottstein, joins us on this week’s OviCast to discuss weaning options on farms. We discuss the current situation on farms, challenges with grass quality and why weaning now is beneficial. -
Focus on wool quality and shearing
Jayne Harkness-Bones, Depot Manager with Ulster Wool, joins us for this week’s OviCast to discuss the factors that influence the quality of wool, the challenges in the marketplace in recent years and what happens to the wool from purchase… -
How the lamb trade is shaping up for the summer
Seamus McMenamin, sheep sector manager with Bord Bia, joins us on this week’s OviCast as we look at the lamb trade. Seamus discusses factory throughput this year to date; we discuss what’s been happening with international … -
Time to think about blowfly control
With blowfly strike a risk on farms, for this week’s OviCast we’re joined by sheep specialist Damian Costello to discuss the risk factors, how it occurs and treatment options available to farmers. For more information: -
Farmer Focus: Olivia Hynes’ mixed grazing system in Roscommon
For this week’s OviCast, we’re also joined by Catherine Egan, host of the Beef Edge podcast, as we catch up with Co. Roscommon beef and sheep farmer, Olivia Hynes. Oliva starts by giving us an overview of her system, we di… -
Flukicide residues – observing withdrawal dates and correct usage
For this week’s OviCast, we’re joined by Terry McElvaney, Veterinary Inspector with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, to discuss some issues that have occurred with flukicide residues in lamb carcasses. We dis… -
Knowing the chemical fertiliser limit for your farm
Environmental specialist, Tim Hyde, is on this week’s OviCast to discuss fertiliser limits on farms. We discuss how the introduction of the fertiliser register has put purchased fertiliser more in the spotlight on farms.