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  1. Razor8

    Sheep slats

    what depth would you need under wooden or expanded metal slats to house sheep for 2 months/8weeks?
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    TL90 Loader Issue - Help needed!!!!!!

    I'm fitting a Chilton loader that came off a NH 7635 onto my TL90 2003 Reg but the loader mounting brackets wont fit past the fuel tank. i measured another that came off a TL90 and brackets measures the same only conclusion is my tractor has a slightly bigger tank, its out 30mm but isnt really...
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    Resistant Liver Fluke

    I see theres a vaccine for it in Australia and South Africa according to this i took from scops Vaccine - There are currently no vaccines for Haemonchus licensed in the UK. A commercially available vaccine * licensed in parts of Australia and South Africa induces high serum antibody levels to...
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    Resistant Liver Fluke

    thats is very interesting surely and a very logically explanation on why so many issues with triclabendazole is there a product that targets haemonchus only in adult sheep. i doubt there is?
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    Mesh for Wooden Slats

    grants are for new builds, ive a solid floor 3 bay double. money just isn't in the sheep to commit to a big investment
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    Mesh for Wooden Slats

    cheers, how long did you get out of them? seem to be different grade expanded metal too
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    Mesh for Wooden Slats

    Contemplating making up my own sheep slats with the price of straw at the moment (€125 for 8x4x3) has anyone a spec of the sheep mesh normally used that wont rust and point me to any suppliers
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    Where Do Dead Animals Go?

    It’s also blended with vegetable oil i believe
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    Where Do Dead Animals Go?

    A summary of process below https://www.etipbioenergy.eu/images/ETIP_B_Factsheet_HVO_feb2020.pdf
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    Where Do Dead Animals Go?

    it’s Hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) that a lot of animal fats are going into. Absolutely huge demand for it at the moment that probably can’t be sustained. Many of the big data centres are using it as it has 90% less carbon emissions than diesel. Many big firms are also using it as it requires...
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    North country cheviot

    Have you link to Facebook page?
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    Ram Brisket sore

    I have a ram with a significant brisket sore. Luckily I don’t need him for another 8 weeks. He wasn’t lame but it looks nasty. Apart from antibiotics. Is there anything else I should give him to speed up his recovery?
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    Soil testing companies in NI

    sorry to bring this old one up again has anyone more recent contact details or recommendations of companies that will do the olsen soil test in northern ireland?
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    cobalt deficient lambs

    here is a very interesting trial that was carried out has anyone else seen similar results, big problem on the farm also
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    Coming Home For Lambing.

    I was so sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. Deepest sympathy to all the family. Look after yourself
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    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    Where’s @CopperBeech gone from this forum. Always watched out for his comments
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    Sheep’s Foot - What’s This?

    Any updated pictures
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    Sheep’s Foot - What’s This?

    Would one of these be any use? https://www.screwfix.ie/p/electric-soldering-iron-230v-40w/40326?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r6hBhDdARIsAMIDhV_K0Ck1nw3EQkMG3H5EHBanGtVgkdj_d2p4J5vDQrMloRQZ266ZFycaAnVLEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
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    Sheep drinking bowls on straw bedded shed

    Unfortunately the top & bottom bracket don’t line up
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    Sheep drinking bowls on straw bedded shed

    I have the attached drinking bowl in all my dry bedded pens. As the bedding gets higher they start shitting into the bowls has anyone come up with a smart bracket that will slide up and down that will work with same bowls so I can raise it higher. They bolted with just rawl bolts
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