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FlockFiler: Complete Software for Sheep Records
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FlockFiler is a computer database for keeping health, management, and breeding records of sheep. For Windows and Macintosh, FlockFiler is suitable for any shepherd and for flocks of any size.
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Wintering the Ewe Flock
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With the cessation of pasture growth, more inputs of labor, management and harvested feedstuffs are required for the ewe flock. Actually, the winter period and nutrient needs of the flock may be as much a function of when a producer lambs as what the weather is.
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A Post Lambing Interview
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While lambing season is fresh in your mind, take a few minutes to reflect on what happened, how it happened, and why it happened as it did.
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Management of Ewes and Lambs at Weaning
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Separation at weaning can be stressful for both lambs and the ewe. Management goals should be to keep this stress as low as possible, thereby reducing incidence of disease and health problems in ewes and lambs and allowing the lambs to grow at a normal rate.
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