Rearing animals [SP.RA]
Ewe Condition Through Lactation
Many will still be amid, or looking forward, to this year’s lambing, we hope it goes smoothly, but we also want to raise awareness of how management in lactation could influence next year’s lamb crop.
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Colostrum For Lambs
Colostrum is the ultimate super food for new born lambs, watch this short video, where Kirsten Williams gives some tips on storing, freezing and defrosting colostrum for this lambing.
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Lambing Time Checklist
Successful lambing is much more than what goes on in the shed or the field at the time, planning, preparation and organisation go a long way to achieving good lamb…
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Breeding And Feeding For Sustainable Sheep Systems
In this webinar, the first in a number of outputs, Dewi Jones, CEO of Innovis, will discuss how they have developed a low cost productive sheep system that achieves high…
Read More >Twin Lamb Disease In Ewes That Are Fit
Fit ewes can be as susceptible to twin lamb disease (aka pregnancy toxaemia) as thin ewes although the prevention is slightly different.
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VLOG – Hypothermic Lamb
Do you know what the temperature of a normal healthy lamb is?* Dealing with chilled lambs can be a regular occurrence if you are lambing outside and the weather…
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Season with: Sheep Stores & Casts
SAC Consultant and Isle of Lewis crofter Iain Murdo Macmillan discusses his management of store sheep and cast ewes a the back end of the season which covers feet management,…
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Plant Poisoning In Sheep
With the recent snow falling and the lack of grass sheep are more likely to seek shelter and forage on alternative sources.
Read More >Feeding the Ewe Mid Pregnancy
Managing ewes in mid pregnancy is a key point in the ewes production cycle, listen to our video to find out more on the importance of placental development on the…
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