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PDS project guiding ewe lamb joining strategies

Ewe lambs are the focus of a project looking at various management strategies for young sheep.

Claire Harris
A number of field days have been run at Producer Demonstration Sites as part of a ewe lamb joining project, including this one at Kambah Poll Merinos, Jugiong, New South Wales (near Harden) in March.

A number of field days have been run at Producer Demonstration Sites as part of a ewe lamb joining project, including this one at Kambah Poll Merinos, Jugiong, New South Wales (near Harden) in March. | Credits: Leigh Higgins, SheepMetriX.

JOINING ewe lambs isn't necessarily a new concept, yet a gap still remains in terms of helping producers to determine whether the practice is a good choice for them, and if so, what additional management...

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