Health and welfare recommendationsfor a successful lambing

摘要

After the drought in 2022, shortages of toxoplasmosis vaccine, Spectam product discontinuation and the potential risk of reduced availability and high cost of iodine,there are concerns for lambing time.But according to Dr Miranda Bowden-Doyle of AHDB, nutrition pre-lambing, high hygiene status and colostrum could be the solution.“Forage quality always varies year on year and between cuts, but the hot and dry conditions of 2022 led to low soil moisture and therefore reduced grass yield, reduced forage quality and lower protein and energy content,” she says. “Lower forage quality and quantity could have knock-on effects on ewe BCS.at tupping, lambing and beyond. Anecdotal reports of lower BCS because ofthe poorer forage are circulating.”