Forage testing and balanced nutrition are vital for sheep and goat performance, affecting milk production, weaning weights ...

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Research and industry advice mostly agrees on 12 weeks as the optimum weaning age but, if ewes are lean, grass height is below 4cm, or lambs are growing less than 150g/day, early weaning is beneficial ...

Irish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 22, No. 2/3 (1983), pp. 127-139 (13 pages) Five experiments compared the effects of supplementary feeding of hill ewes in late pregnancy and early ...

And lambing percentages and ewe mortality are expected to be slightly higher than average. But most producers have been doing everything they can to keep their ewes in good condition in the hope it ...

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Each year, the UK sheep industry lambs 15m breeding ewes in a huge variety of systems and locations. From sea level to hill top, they lamb in every month of the year. “Out-of-season” breeds might opt ...

AS December approaches grass is getting scare on many sheep farms. Now that the mating season is drawing to a close it would be a pity to take your eye off the ball and let ewe condition slip. Every ...

Achieve Ag Solutions consultant Helen McGregor said Australia’s average lambing percentage was only 77 per cent for Merinos and 87 per cent for crossbred sheep. Ms McGregor, a former vet, said much ...

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A sheep in North Carolina gave birth to four lambs, a rare feat for the farm animal. Even rarer, all four survived and are healthy. David Hendrix of Waynesville said the ...