Health & Nutrition Optimal Nutrition

Optimal nutrition is one of the most important drivers of ewe productivity, supporting fertility, embryo survival, lamb vigor, milk production, and overall flock performance.

By matching feed resources to nutrient requirements of the ewe, producers can maintain body condition, reduce health problems, and improve the number and quality of lambs weaned.

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Camren Maierle, American Lamb Board

Camren Maierle walks producers through ewe nutrition at every production stage, from maintenance through flushing, gestation, and lactation.

He covers how flushing thin ewes can boost lamb crop 10 to 30 percent, why late gestation energy demands spike for twin and triplet bearers, and how body condition at lambing drives milk yield.

American Lamb Board

Optimal Nutrition

Sound nutrition through breeding, late pregnancy, and lactation drives ewe productivity and flock profitability.

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