Tips and Tricks for this year's lamb marking with Tim Gole

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 8:31 p.m.

b"Lamb marking is an important event on the management calendar for all producers. It is a time to undertake husbandry practices including tail docking, castration and \\tmulesing and vaccination. These preventative measures support the ongoing improved health and wellbeing \\tof the youngest members of the Australian sheep flock. \\n\\nHowever lamb marking is not just all about lambs, but an opportunity to access production within a flock to maximise productivity and long term performance. In farming terms, it is a sheep producers chance for yield mapping. A time to evaluate the previous 12 months, access the opportunities that may lay ahead and importantly start planning for next year. \\n\\nIn this episode of It's Time For Ewe Fiona Macarthur is joined by Dr Tim Gole to discuss some of his tips and tricks for this year's lamb marking.\\n\\nTim is a veterinarian with 14 years experience with sheep in New South Wales, QLD and the United Kingdom. Tim now resides in Dubbo and is a principal of a production and consulting firm focusing on sheep aptly named For Flocks Sake. \\n\\nRecommended reading:\\nWinning with Weaners webinar and workshop"