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Good management practices for fattening lambs
Solution name: Good management practices for fattening lambs
Aim: Periodic check of factors that directly or indirectly affect the health of fattening lambs and replacement lambs of a flock
Description:
The manual covers the 5 main topics:
- Food
- Health
- Facilities
- Welfare
- Training and Registration
Topic: Health/Nutrition/Managment
Production: Dairy/Meat
Animal Category: Lamb/Replacement
Issue: Respiratory problems
Level of Solution: Practical
Country: Spain
How to implement
Each topic presents 5 indicators to be checked, and to evaluate at the farm if they comply or not with the minimum requirements demanded or recommended, in such a way that the result of the evaluation will allow to assess the situation of the farm and to establish corrective measures in the case of observing deficiencies.
Expected benefits
The health control of lambs will allow the farmer to improve the technical indexes and to reduce pathologies, veterinary costs, and labour cost.
Prerequisites and/or limits
Livestock farmer training
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