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Getting rams right for March lambing.

Bleating Lamb · 2014-08-26 11:01:21

Relevant to March lambing flocks~Saw it mentioned in IFJ that rams produce semen now that they will use in mid October so if ye have any lame rams get looking after them sooner rather than later as temp spike can affect sperm production. Have a Suffolk ram slightly lame on front foot so going to examine him and look after…

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Relevant to March lambing flocks~Saw it mentioned in IFJ that rams produce semen now that they will use in mid October so if ye have any lame rams get looking after them sooner rather than later as temp spike can affect sperm production.
Have a Suffolk ram slightly lame on front foot so going to examine him and look after him.Will be feeding rams some meal from now on and separating the one 'fighter' we have.

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