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Archives
Identifying Your Fastest Growing Lambs
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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Preparing for the Storm
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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Management Intensive Grazing
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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Genetic Aspects of Udder Health
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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Fall Lambing Considerations
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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Using CIDRs for Precision Management
The use of estrus synchronization has many benefits. The timing and length of the breeding season is directly related to the timing and length of
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Economic Impacts of Udder Diseases
Sheep GEMS News Brief 9 – January 2025 A nationwide survey conducted in 2011 by the USDA APHIS estimated that 14% of U.S. ewes (402,000
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Size Matters
From the perspective of a long-time, full-time farmer, this article will address the topic of mature ewe size. As we seek to improve the growth
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Producer Profile: Tom Perkins, Con-O-Creek Farm, PA
“I do what is best for the grass and that is good for the sheep too.” says Tom Perkins, who grazes his sheep 365 days
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Efficacy of a Novel Herbal Dewormer on Katahdin Lambs
Introduction: Most shepherds are familiar with the need to deworm their sheep and the added stresses that go along with it. Over time, the Barber
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