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Improving ewe management for lifetime production

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Good flock management is integral to sheep farming. An important aspect of this is optimising ewe lifetime production by reducing wastage (premature culling and ewe mortality). The consequences of ...
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Good flock management is integral to sheep farming. An important aspect of this is optimising ewe lifetime production by reducing wastage (premature culling and ewe mortality). The consequences of reduced lifetime production include financial and environmental impacts, poor flock welfare, and, damage to the reputation of the industry. This chapter begins by defining ewe wastage and summarising what happens on sheep farms globally. We compare this with industry targets and discuss technology that can be used to gather information. We briefly look at common diseases that affect ewe longevity. This leads into a section on ewe nutritional requirements and how to assess ewe condition, with a major focus on ewe body condition score (BCS) at key production points (mating, scanning, lambing, 8-weeks post-lambing and weaning). We finish with a case study summarising how data collection and analysis, using the electronic tagging technology, has a positive impact on flock production.

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Price: £25.00
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date: 28 January 2026
ISBN: 9781835455753
Format: eBook
BISACs:

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture

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  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Relevance of optimising lifetime production
  • 3 Financial implications
  • 4 Replacement rates
  • 5 Current estimates of ewe wastage
  • 6 Factors contributing to limiting lifetime production
  • 7 Body condition score
  • 8 Key principles of ewe nutrition
  • 9 Solutions and tools available to achieve optimumfock performance
  • 10 Case study: using electronic identifcation to guideon-farm management decisions
  • 11 Conclusion and future trends
  • 12 Where to look for further information