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Identifying reasons for lambing losses can improve profitability

Being much more specific about recording lamb losses at one of Scotland's Monitor Farms has prompted an innovative new lambing health project

Farmers Guardian
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Identifying reasons for lambing losses can improve profitability

With lambing being one of the busiest and intensive periods on a livestock farm, there often is not time to take stock of what is happening until long after the event. And when lambing is less successful...

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