SHEEP

Farmer's formula for top quality lamb

FEEDING sheep the right nutrition at the right time is Victorian producer Will Hanson's formula to turning out top quality Meat Standards Australia (MSA) produce.

Kristy Moroney
 Good nutrition and finishing are said to be critical for producing lambs with superior eating quality.

Good nutrition and finishing are said to be critical for producing lambs with superior eating quality.

The second-generation sheep producer and his wife Kate run a self-replacing composite flock of about 3,500 ewes at their 1,011ha property ‘Narcombie' on the outskirts of Colac in Victoria. The family-run...

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