A lamb's lifetime of wool production is affected by its mother's nutrition during pregnancy

Kristen Frost
Updated March 13 2019 - 7:10am, first published March 12 2019 - 6:00pm
Research shows there are big flow-on effects of proper ewe nutrition, not just on lamb survival, but their lifetime wool production.
Research shows there are big flow-on effects of proper ewe nutrition, not just on lamb survival, but their lifetime wool production.

While the impacts of poor nutrition on a ewe's own fleece quality and quantity are well known, a lamb's entire lifetime of wool production is also significantly affected by its mother's nutrition during pregnancy according to sheep industry consultant, Geoff Duddy of Sheep Solutions.

Kristen Frost

Kristen Frost

National Sheep and Wool Writer

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