Unlocking store lamb potential in a difficult season

Store lamb finishing is the business of turning relatively cheap kilograms into more valuable ones, but this autumn the challenge is rather more complicated

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Unlocking store lamb potential in a difficult season

Months of dry weather have restricted grass growth, forage stocks are under pressure and lambs are coming forward earlier. At the same time, bluetongue is spreading through sheep flocks, particularly across...

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