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- Body Condition Score
- The use of both body weight and condition scores can help producers make important feed management decisions. Condition scoring is a system of describing or...
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- Ewes Biological Cycle and Target Body Condition Scores
- The figure below shows the target body condition score for mature ewes throughout the production year. The optimum feed and management strategy may not necessarily...
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- Sheep Community of Practice
- Although sheep inventories have declined, the sheep industry is a still a substantial component of the US livestock industry. There is a need to connect current...
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Sheep experts are coming together to provide research based information to improve the health, care and production of your sheep flock. New materials to support sheep production are coming soon in the following areas:
- Feeding & Nutrition
- Reproduction & Breeding
- Management Practices
- Genetic Selection
- Health & Veterinary Care
- Grazing & Pasture
- Wool
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