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The ugly side of lambing – abortions, stillborns and metabolic disorders in sheep

Season 1 Episode 19 Published 5 years, 8 months ago
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What is the ugly side of lambing? What are the serious diseases that can cause abortions in ewes? What diseases can affect your ewes during times of high stress time such a pre-lambing and lactation? 

How can you prevent these issues? What treatments can you use if you find you have any of these issues with your sheep? 

In this episode, the first in a series of lambing diaries, we explore metabolic diseases in sheep – pregnancy toxemia or twin lambing disease and calcium and magnesium deficiencies in sheep. 

And you also get to meet Gato - my feral cat! 

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