Remember it takes 4-6 weeks on good pasture to increase a body condition score by 0.5 to 1 unit, so regular body condition scoring in advance of key production stages is one of your most important ...

Sheep producers who have not yet weaned lambs should act now to avoid dragging down ewe condition ahead of tupping.

For the ram effect to work successfully ewes must be out of sight and smell of rams for at least a month pre-mating.

She recommended grouping ewes at scanning based on BCS and the number of lambs carried to allow targeted pre-lambing nutrition to ensure the correct condition score is achieved at lambing. “Scanning ...

The 65 cross-bred ewes that make up the lowland flock on Paul Boyle’s farm at Curraghfeehan, Bruckless, Co Donegal are in the latter stages of the mating season.

Monitoring ewes and managing their body condition score (BCS) has helped reduce the rate of barren and aborted ewes by 6.4% in a Welsh flock, helping to lift profit margin by £3.34 a ewe to £9.65.

By Alyssa Smith Multimedia journalist - Lower North Island·Stratford Press· 8 Jun, 2022 11:24 AM3 mins to read ...