Northern heritage breed sheep, including Swaledales, Wensleydale and Herdwicks have an inherent ability to thrive in all weathers and are renowned as fabulous, milky mothers who will generally have either single or twin lambs. The breeds are ideally suited to their free-range lifestyle and will...
At lambing time some farmers would put stuff down young lambs when they are being born. Don't need it. You know, Scour Halt (spectinomycin 50 mg/ml, CEVA Animal Health) and all that all that carry on - Vitamin A, Vitamin E. Sorry, but just do it when you can see a problem....
The effects of feed quality restriction and the consequent compensatory growth on body organ development was measured in 56 crossbred Swifter (Texel ♂×Flemish ♀) male lambs born in March 1993 and weaned at ≈2 months of age. The ration was gradually changed to an experimental diet of grass...