Mastitis in ewes costs the UK sheep industry more than £120m a year in direct and indirect costs, according to AHDB. It is a primary cause of premature culling, loss of udder function, and reduction ...

WHEN the first signs of mastitis appear, act quickly for the health of the flock. In almost all cases, changes tend to be on one side of the udder, even though it’s possible to have mastitis on both ...

Mastitis in ewes is a painful disease, impacting both ewe welfare and productivity, which can range in severity with worst case scenarios leading to septicaemia and occasionally death. Most farmers ...

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ONE method used to estimate milk yield of ewes at pasture during the course of experiments at Armidale, New South Wales, in 1960, was the oxytocin technique 1. This involved injections of oxytocin to ...

The SheepNet European partners have produced some excellent new factsheets that pull together the latest science and practises on several topics that influence lamb survival and performance. These are ...