Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management

Tim Keady

 

Dr Tim Keady is the TechCare project facilitator for Ireland. He has undertaken research and knowledge transfer on many factors influencing profitable sheep production including ewe genotype, factors affecting lifetime output of the ewe, age at first lambing, prime lamb production from grazed grass, nutrition of the pregnant ewe, mineral nutrition, alternative forages for grazing, finishing lambs indoors, shearing strategies, entire male lambs etc.