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The weights are in – BETTER farm update
Episode 135

The weights are in – BETTER farm update

OviCast · OviCast

July 13, 202213m 10s

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Show Notes

Dr Frank Campion joins Ciarán Lynch for this episode of OviCast with an update of how performance has stacked up on the lowland flocks at weaning. 

 

He discusses lamb performance and its implications for sales, feeding and finishing strategies on the farms. 

 

Frank emphasises the importance of assessing the weight of lambs and their expected finish time at this stage of the season. 

 

Finally, Frank highlights the importance of internal parasite control and monitoring worm burdens as the season progresses. 

 

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