Focus on weaning
As the season progresses we now turn our attention to weaning. We are joined by Sheep Specialist Michael Gottstein who starts by discussing why it’s important to wean lambs in a timely manner and how leaving lambs on for prolonged period can have an adver
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Show Notes
Michael discusses the weaning process and what he considers best practice in terms of ewe and lamb management at weaning time. We finish up discussing the impact weaning ewes can have on reducing grass demand and how it allow prioritisation of grazing for lambs. Michael emphasises why this is a key action to take at the moment on farms experiencing grass shortage.
Here is a short video clip discussing the effect of weaning has on reducing grass demand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Ym_gkAtNk&t=1s