Sheep
Technical note (TN747): Recording lamb traits
Lamb survival is a major factor in determining the number of lambs reared and so the financial performance of any sheep enterprise. Flock management and nutrition has a significant impact…
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Future Crofting: Don’t fear the new gear
Don’t fear the new gear. This meeting looked at two different technologies for livestock which were available under the Scottish Agricultural Capital Grant Scheme. Sheep EID stick reader and a…
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Livestock Monthly: Sheep (February 2021)
In the latest of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes hosted by Beef Specialist Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, we talk sheep with specialist Kirsten Williams and Veterinary Investigation Officer, Eilidh…
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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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Sustainable Sheep Systems – “Ewe are what ewe eat” (video)
Ewe nutrition in the 8 weeks pre-lambing is essential to ensure the ewe receives sufficient energy and protein to support the growth of the unborn lambs and milk production. The…
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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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Pre-Lambing Metabolic Profiling
Blood testing ewes 3 – 4 weeks before lambing is a great way to assess how the ration being offered is feeding. It gives you the knowledge if what is being fed is sufficient and if not what adjustments can be made.
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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…
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