The critical role of navel care

Undervaluing the importance of navel health at lambing time can provide repercussions in the thrift and development in young lambs. Ellie Layton looks at why it is paramount.

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock • 5 min read
The critical role of navel care

What appears to be a small detail in the rush of a busy lambing shed can, if overlooked, lead to navel ill, joint ill, septicaemia and, in the worst cases, death. For Charlie Phillips of Farm First...

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