Although for most of you the tups have only just gone in, it is time to start thinking about how you are going to manage and feed the ewes through to lambing. With the dry summer this year leading to potential forage shortfalls, planning ahead is even more important.

Correct nutrition of ewes will lead to a whole host of benefits for health and profitability of the flock. Ewes will have better immunity, produce bigger and livelier lambs, produce better colostrum and produce more milk leading to better growth rates and immunity in the lambs.

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