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As the summer season gets underway, it’s time to shift focus from lambing to maximising lamb growth rates. Whether you’re selling store lambs or finishing at home, ensuring lambs reach target weights efficiently is key to profitability - especially with rising input costs and fluctuating market prices.

Here are some practical ways to get the best out of your lambs:

1. Prioritise high-quality grazing

2. Consider creep feeding lambs

3. Minimise the worm burden Using wormers effectively
- check the dose rate
- dose according to weight
- don’t guess
- calibrate dosing equipment using a measuring pot
- administer correctly
- proper restraint is essential
- perform a post treatment worm egg count to ensure treatment has been effective
*White/clear/orange/purple: 14 days post worming
*Yellow: 7 days post worming