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Sheep Tail Length
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Discussion of the pros and cons of docking, and recommendations regarding tail length.
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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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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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Guard Dogs
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Introduction to using guard dogs to control predation of sheep.
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Replacement Ewe Lamb Production
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Ewe lambs born in March and April are excellent candidates to be used as replacement ewes in spring-lambing flocks. With proper feeding and breeding management, spring-born ewe lambs should be in production by the time they are 12 to 14 months of age.
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