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Maximising growth rates in lambs`
Maximising growth rates in lambs A farm study carried out at Lemmington Hill Head, in conjunction with Brian Dugdale, from Mole Country Stores, Alnwick, shows that offering the correct supplementation can optimize growth and profits. The farm has a flock of Aberfield ewes which lambed between mid-March and early May, with alambing percentage of around 180%. The study involved a group of just ...
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Lambing Season & Fallen Stock
As a livestock farmer, lambing season as you know accounts for a large percentage of your turnover; Ensuring this runs smoothly is part of the secret to lambing success. Fallen stock is an unfortunate, but inevitable part of farming sheep. Reasons for lamb mortality include starvation, birthing trauma, predation, exposure, infectious disease, rejection, and other challenges facing a new born ...
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Lambing Season & Fallen Stock
As a livestock farmer, lambing season as you know accounts for a large percentage of your turnover; Ensuring this runs smoothly is part of the secret to lambing success. Fallen stock is an unfortunate, but inevitable part of farming sheep. Reasons for lamb mortality include starvation, birthing trauma, predation, exposure, infectious disease, rejection, and other challenges facing a new born ...
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Disposing of your fallen stock during lambing season
In the UK, lambing season can start anytime from as early as November, all the way to June. Ensuring that this time period runs smoothly is vital as lambing season accounts for a large percentage of turnover. The location, size of herd and many other factors will determine when farmers decide to start preparing for lambing season. During this time, sheep farmers are preparing to care for up to 15 ...
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