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Colostrum and Health of Newborn Lambs (PDF)
Keeping newborn lambs alive and healthy is one of the greatest management challenges facing sheep producers. An important strategy in meeting this challenge is making sure that lambs receive adequate colostrum during the first 2 or 3 hours of life.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM989X12.pdf
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Creep Feeding Lambs
This NebGuide discusses creep feeding for lambs, making supplemental feed available only to nursing lambs.
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/Sheep/g432.htm
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Grain for Sheep
Short discussion regarding the risks of copper toxicity encountered when using grain rations not prepared specifically for sheep.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8815/cunf.html
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Artificial Rearing of Lambs
Feeds, feeding and what can go wrong when are orphaned lambs or when prolific ewes have too many lambs for the milking ability of the natural mother.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/99-019.htm
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Baled Haylage For Sheep
This paper will be limited only to discussions on baled haylage, with limited references to conventionally stored haylage.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/haylage.htm
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Feeding Sheep Corn Silage
Nutrient value and guidelines that should be followed when incorporating corn silage in ewe and lamb diets.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/shepcorn.htm
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Nutrition of the Ewe Flock
Steps to prevent "empty gut disease" caused by the inadequate supply of nutrients.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/eweflock.htm
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Feed Inventory Aid to Management (PDF)
A simple feed inventory can be a valuable management tool when planning your livestock feeding program for the upcoming year.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/DR44.pdf
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Feed Hay First
Discussion of when hay should be fed in relation to when the grain ration is fed and why the order is important.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/hay.htm
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Forage and Feed Analysis
"How to" instructions from deciding which feed to sample, how to collect the sample and which tests to order.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/foragean.htm
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Strategies for Feeding the Ewe Flock
Topics include: aspects to consider and problems likely to be encountered, useful feed consumption data, characteristics of feedstuffs, pastures, mineral deficiencies and toxicities, and feeding the ewe.
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/Sheep/rp367.htm
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Whole Grain in Lamb Rations
Advantages of using whole grain versus pelleted or mash feeds.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/wholegra.htm
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Chronic Copper Poisoning
Answers the question of why chronic copper poisoning (CCP) occurs.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/sheep/facts/sheep_health_copper_info.htm
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