Feeding ewes correctly before tupping and during pregnancy is vital for flock health, fertility and lamb output. Yet many long-held beliefs continue to influence on-farm decisions, often adding ...

GRASS will get scarce later this month and into December. To maintain ewe weight and condition in mid pregnancy there is only one option. These ewes must be fed from late November to early January ...

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 ...

We are still cleaning up after Storm Éowyn. It is already a busy time of year and there is an extra workload now on most farms to fix walls, fences, sheds etc. There are trees down across the country ...

WITH 55% of lamb losses being caused by poor ewe feeding, farmers are advised to pay close attention to nutrition in the run-up to lambing. It's well documented that 75% of lamb growth occurs six ...

Sheep farmers are often cautious about adopting total mixed ration feeding, in the belief that a manufactured compound is best suited to ewe intakes in late pregnancy. See also: Advice on forage ...

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