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Principles of feeding: From weaning to mating (sheep)

This module will help you:

know a ewe's feed requirements post weaning, during the 6 to 8 weeks pre-mating period and throughout mating
know how to work with your available feed to get ewes up to target body condition for mating to get the best possible conception rates.

You can work through the sections in this module over multiple visits.

The whole module will take around 40 minutes.

Principles of feeding: From weaning to mating (sheep)

All you need to know about feeding requirements from weaning to mating

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