This third instalment of the 'Winning at Weaning' series looks at boosting the rate of development for a lamb’s digestive system.

Sheep producers who have not yet weaned lambs should act now to avoid dragging down ewe condition ahead of tupping. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright says weaning at 12 weeks is universally ...

Sheep have a high twinning rate that ensures faster growth of the herd. The objective of every sheep farmer is to rear the lambs to maturity, faster weight gain is crucial. The lambs act as ...

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We’re weaning the lambs, and it’s going pretty smoothly. Of course, weaning Spotsylvania is easy for us, as her mom, the bossy ewe Mattapeake actually took responsibility for her nursing, so now it’s ...

Weaning is also the ideal time to identify ewes for culling 'At weaning, I like to put the lambs back into the same field that they are used to until they settle'. Photo: Getty We have weaned the ...

I’m weaning lambs at the moment. I decided to begin weaning because grass growth in fields is poor and lambs are competing with ewes for the best grass. Leaving lambs on ewes for too long can be ...

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In this second instalment of the 'Lambing Season - Winning at Weaning' series, we discuss setting up the right feeding system.

PRIME lamb and Merino sheep producer groups can now lodge expressions of interest with Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) to set up trials aimed at demonstrating a range of on-farm practices to wean ...

PREDICTIONS of a dry summer may make early weaning an attractive option for sheep farmers this year provided they have high-quality legume-based forages available for their weaned lambs, according to ...