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Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
3M ago
producers are still cross fostering triplet lambs onto single-bearing ewes and about are continuing to bottle feed orphans. This is despite the significant extra labour required to carry out both traditional rearing practices ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
4M ago
Elevated energy demands placed on pregnant ewes in late gestation mean sheep can lose condition and suffer from twin lamb disease. This produces ketones as fat reserves are used as an energy source as opposed to glucose in the bloodstream ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
4M ago
Body condition scoring (BCS) is a simple, cheap highly effective important management tool to assess a ewe’s body reserves. at key points in the reproductive cycle will help maximise lamb survival, reduce metabolic disease risk and produce high quality and plentiful colostrum and milk ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
5M ago
Not all lamb milk replacements are the same. Following colostrum feeding, the choice of a lamb milk replacer for artificially reared lambs is an important consideration. A digestible, carefully formulated milk replacer can help lambs to achieve their full growth potential to develop into strong, robust lambs which continue to perform ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
5M ago
Each trace mineral has a different role to play in the body, and although the requirements may seem small in quantity, they are vital to the health and performance of all animals ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
5M ago
Beef and Sheep manager, Bryn Hughes advises farmers to make informed adjustments to their ewe management practices for greater success during the lambing season ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
6M ago
Choosing the right product is farm specific; options that cover Pasteurella are more expensive so evaluate whether Pasteurella is a challenge on your farm. Also, dosing your lambs pre weaning to continue their protection is vital when the passive immunity of the product you have chosen lapses. ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
6M ago
Wynnstay customer Rob Powell has found wintering ewes at home, on grass and root crops, a cost-effective option. ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
7M ago
For sheep, constant management of fluke is necessary because there is often no break in the grazing cycle. So, with no product persistent against fluke, a sheep treated one day can pick up infection the next if they are grazing infected pasture ..read more
Wynnstay » Sheep Farming
9M ago
Although minerals only account for about 5% of total ruminant nutrition they have a disproportionate role in supporting energy and protein yielding nutrients required to maintain animal health, fertility and production ..read more