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Protect valuable young lambs  

With finished lamb prices currently trending up on this time last year, UK sheep producers are being encouraged to protect valuable young lambs from preventable disease threats this summer

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
clock • 2 min read
Unnecessary losses are a cause for concern with young lambs during the late spring and early summer.
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Unnecessary losses are a cause for concern with young lambs during the late spring and early summer.

Independent sheep vet, Dr Fiona Lovatt, of Flock Health, says: "It is important to remember that lambs are born with no antibodies to give them protection to ubiquitous disease threats and therefore rely...

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