About this episode
Veterinarian Heather Aitken discusses lamb mortality, its causes, and management strategies for sheep producers.
Eastern Ontario Veterinarian Heather Aitken brings a wealth of information to Flock Talk this week to talk about lamb mortality. Heather shares first steps of investigating and understanding the cause of a lamb loss, common causes, and warning signs that producers might be missing leading up to a loss. Heather also shares how she distinguishes between losses driven my disease versus other factors such as management or environment and the importance of observing each individual in your flock and tracking data, being proactive plus much much more! For more OSF content, follow us on Social Media Instagram & Facebook: @OntarioSheepFarmers X : @OntarioSheep and Visit our Website: Ontariosheep.org ( http://ontariosheep.org/ )
People in this episode
Guest: Heather Aitken
Topics covered
- lamb mortality
- veterinary advice
- animal management
- disease prevention
- data tracking
Keywords
- lamb loss
- veterinarian
- disease
- management
- environment
- warning signs
- data tracking
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ontario Sheep Farmers
Places: Eastern Ontario
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