(Source: MLA - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) 30 September 2016 Sheep producers could significantly increase lamb weaning percentages from autumn-joined ewes by having them graze lucerne during joining. This new research finding is in contrast with the traditional belief that diets high in protein or nitrogen and energy could lead to embryo mortality. Results from a recent MLA-funded project show flushing naturally cycling Merino ewes by grazing lucerne pasture seven days before joining and for the first seven days of joining lifted the number of lambs marked by...
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