Sheep Improvement Scheme

Farmers choose 2 actions from the following options:

• Lowland Flock Category A: Lameness Control or Mineral Supplementation Ewes Post Mating or Parasite Control (Faecal Egg reduction test)

• Lowland Flock Category B: Genotyped Ram or Scanning and recording of results or Flystrike Control

• Hill Flock Category A: Mineral Supplementation Ewes Post Mating or Meal Feeding Lambs Post Weaning or Parasite Control (Faecal Egg reduction test)

• Hill Flock Category B: Genotyped Ram or Scanning and recording of results or Mineral Supplementation Lambs Pre-weaning

Additional Notes:

Hill flocks can not choose both Mineral Supplementation Pre-weaning and Meal Feeding of Lamb's Post Weaning. All participants must complete the Gentyped Ram action once during the intervention period. Farmer with more than 150 breeding ewes have to complete this action twice over the course of the scheme. In all other year an alternative action from Category B must be completed.

Ewes in the historic reference year will be eligible for payment and payment in any given year will be based on the lower number of reference ewes or the latest Sheep Cenus figures.