When lack of pasture parasites challenges your EBV’s, try an artificial infection
An inherent problem with FEC EBV is having a sufficient population of pasture parasites to generate a FEC in your flock. The timing of lambing,
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An inherent problem with FEC EBV is having a sufficient population of pasture parasites to generate a FEC in your flock. The timing of lambing,
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Ram selection and breeding decisions have lasting impacts on your flock. When replacement females are retained, these decisions can quickly account for a significant majority
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Reprinted with permission. Ambrook Research publishes original research and stories on issues facing modern agriculture, to read more: Ambrook Research A USDA lab devised a way
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Sheep GEMS News Brief 12 – March 2025 In the last Sheep GEMS news brief, we talked about the impact of parasites on production, and
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Sheep GEMS News Brief 11 – Late February 2025 Gastrointestinal parasites are one of the main health concerns for grazing sheep because available dewormers are
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It’s easy to look at your lambs and pick out those that are bigger than the rest. But is that the best way to identify
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As many are aware, and many experienced, extreme weather devastated the southeast region last fall. These storms caused significant loss of life and billions of
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I realized the benefits of grazing early on in my livestock career. Most everybody that I knew had animals on grass; it was the confinement
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Sheep GEMS News Brief 10 – February 2025 In the last Sheep GEMS news brief, we presented the economics of subclinical mastitis in meat and
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Experienced Polypay producer, John Anderson of Lambshire Polypays in Ohio, shares some sage advice and techniques on how he successfully lambs in the fall without
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