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Bottle fed lambs are cute but often not productive and a huge time suck so how can you get your ewes to do more of the heavy lifting. In this episode we explore the ways to foster and the tools that can be used to foster lambs into ewes. We chat about maiden ewes/hoggets in particular and why they are the often the secret sauce in your fostering tool kit - Enjoy!

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Andrew's game changer with sheep hooves, how to have 100% happy hooves 100% of the time with Jill's prevention measures and just how complex things can get with hooves and sheep. Enjoy this happy feet episode!

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Parasites and sheep regardless of where you farm are a huge risk and a constant battle. We know about drenching and how to deal with parasites when they arise but can you predict parasites before they actually happen? In this episode we explore the parasite lifecycle, our go to product for dealing with parasites and how we can forecast and predict the parasite explosion before it impacts our sheep.

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The most popular sheep in the UK with a huge range of options for breeding the Lanark sheep are turely an amazing breed. They are also the breed of sheep that Andrew breeds pure. So join us as we delve into the wonderful world of Lanark sheep in this fun filled (as always!) episode!

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Recently Jill went through a Meat and Livestock Australia audit. Andrew has previously been through a Bord Bia farm inspection in Ireland. So what are farm audits all about and how can you prepare for one. We explore this and the opportunity that audits present in this episode.

Some links that were mentioned in the episode:

https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/meat-safety-and-traceability/documents/livestock-production-assurance/record-keeping/lpa-audits/lpa-audit-checklist.pdf

https://www.integritysystems.com.au/siteassets/isc-lpa-audit---checklist---feb--2024.pdf

https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/meat-safety-and-traceability/red-meat-integrity-system/lpa_guidebook_august2019_v2.pdf

https://saiassurance.com.au/globalgap/

https://www.safeagsystems.com/blog/the-power-of-a-farm-audit

https://www.bordbia.ie/farmers-growers/prices-markets/agri-market-insights/helping-you-prepare-for-your-bord-bia-audit/

https://www.bordbia.ie/globalassets/bordbia.ie/farmers--growers/farmers/qas/document-libraries/sblas-pdfs/sblas-inspection-preparation-checklist-.pdf

https://redtractor.org.uk/assurance/

https://redtractor.org.uk/assurance/templates/

https://redtractor.org.uk/assurance/templates/beef-lamb/

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Weather conditions have been extreme for Andrew and I, probably just like you are facing right now. In this episode we explore the impact of this on sheep, what we are dealing with and some strategies to help manage things during the extreme conditions as well as making the impact less on your sheep. Enjoy!

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Wherever you are in the world no doubt you are (or will be) facing challenges with your sheep at joining and in the final trimester of pregnancy. So in this ep we explore the main issues and what we do across our two hemispheres to deal with these issues and more importantly try to prevent them from happening.

Prevention is always better than treatment but prevention is always possible either so it's prevention and preparation that are key!

PS if you do use donkeys with your sheep drop me a line at jill@hallstonvalleyfarm.com.au!

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If there was one thing to do this year it would be preg scanning. In this episode we explore Andrew's pregnancy scanning results. We discuss how he uses this info to make decisions about feed, management, selling/cash flow and selection of animals to keep for sale or breeding. Pregnancy scanning sheep is a must do activity to help you with so many decisions.

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