Flockmaster - Pregnancy and preparing the ewe for lambing

Pregnancy and preparing the ewe for lambing - Tuesday 16th December 2025
The aim of the second session in this series is to equip sheep keepers with knowledge and skills to prepare ewes adequately for lambing. This will be a day of practical sessions with sheep flock.

Key areas:

• Control of lameness - identification of causes of lameness, treatment, 5 point plan for control of footrot
• Grazing management - all grass wintering, use of brassicas, fodder beet and other cover crops
• Recap body condition scoring
• Scanning results & planning for parturition - investigation of barren rates, nutritional needs of pregnant ewes, metabolic profiling, vaccination of ewes prior to lambing, dealing with abortion
• Lambing accommodation - indoors vs outdoors, space, shelter, hygiene, feedspace, orphan areas
• Basic ration planning - practical chance to work out rations for ewes

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