Early weaning and feedlotting Merino lambs – a producer case study
Bob and Amy Brown from ‘Heather’ near Bollon in south west Queensland early weaned 1300 lambs into an on-farm feedlot for eight weeks during December 2013/January 2014. The benefits of early weaning were better survival rate of the ewes in drought conditions and it also gave the ewes time to recover before next joining. Feeding … Read more