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are of newborn lambs and goat kids

It may be a relatively simple task to successfully get rams to mate and for females to give birth, but the first couple of weeks of the life of a lamb or kid is a crucial period in livestock farming, writes Shane Brody.

My previous article was primarily about preparing goat ewes for birth and the monitoring of these animals during the birth process. During my years of project management in communal farming areas I noted high conception (pregnancy) rates,

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