Grass quality during rotation key to healthy sheep
Maintaining grass quality in the grazing rotation as sheep flocks approach weaning is vital to achieve high levels of lamb performance.
However, this can prove a tricky balancing act, because high growth rates can change the supply on many farms in the space of a week. The aim for June is to reduce overall grass availability on the farm, to avoid the grass situation getting out of control.
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