Getting ready for breeding - EBLEX sheep scientist Dr Liz Genever suggests considering longer-term aims for your flock
	THE days are getting shorter and ewes and rams will soon start feeling frisky! But before you open the gates and let them get on with it, it's worth considering your longer term aims for the flock.

	Shear early to be strike-free - Sue Kendrick has timely advice on keeping maggots at bay during the warmer weather
	THE warm summer days, though pleasant for both man and beast, are not without their draw backs, a major one being fly strike.

	Halter-training your sheep - Sue Kendrick has some advice for beginners on how to train sheep for the show ring
	HAVING survived the rigours of lambing, many flock owners feel a justifiable sense of pride in watching their lambs blossom on the new spring grass and will quite naturally start to consider the possibility of showing one or two of their better progeny.
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	Rearing surplus lambs - Volac International’s Maggie Gould advises on introducing orphans to a well-run rearing system
	ORPHAN or surplus lambs are a fact of life during the lambing period. No matter how well you manage your flock during pregnancy, you will find the odd one or two ewes that suffer problems which frequently results in insufficient milk. There are also lambs from those ewes with multiple births.