Summary
FOOTROT is costing sheep producers as much as pounds 8.38 per ewe, according to a calculation of treatment and labour costs.
The figure, revealed at this week's NSA Sheep 2010 event, is based on analysis of 1,000 Coopworth ewes at FAI Farms near Oxford which has been taking part in a year-long monitoring programme.See the full content of this document
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Price Finally Put On Effects of Lameness in Sheep Flocks and Its Knock-On Effects
Vet Ruth Clements, who has been working on the analysis, said: "We have known for a l...
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