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 ...
Feeding cold milk to surplus lambs can result in daily liveweight gain and weaning weights comparable with those fed warm milk, according to new research. But care must be taken to ensure lambs reared ...
The economics of rearing lambs artificially are heavily influenced by the volume of milk replacer fed and the duration of milk feeding.