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Ewes and lambs Middle East paddock Moffitts Sept 2018

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Ewe with twin lambs on pasture Moffitts Sept 18

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New lambs taking a drink

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New born twins

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Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5. The ewe remains with her lambs whilst they are given a quick health check and key information recorded.

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A trial in 2018 of moving ewes onto high nutrition plantain paddocks

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Bulky perennial grass tussocks provide protection from wind for new lambs

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Twin lambs sit amongst grass tussocks

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New born lambs at sunrise

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Lambs sitting together surrounded by frosty grass

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Lambs growing up prefer their own company to their mothers’

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A lamb sits on its mother’s back to avoid the frosty grass

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In 2018 a number of 7kg lambs were born

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Lambs that are partly rejected by mothers quickly learn to approach the udder from behind the ewe

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Ewes and lambs

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New born lambs on a frosty morning

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Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5 – the ewe stays near the lambs even with a person nearby

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Ewes with new lambs graze a paddock planted with plantain for higher nutrition. Trees provide a windbreak and protection for lambs

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New born lambs are protected from frost even by relatively small tussocks of grass.

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New lambs, one sucking the other’s ear

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Lamb and ewe on a frosty morning

Lamb and ewe on a frosty morning

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Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5 – the ewe stays near the lambs even with a person nearby

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Moffitts Farm Wiltipoll ewes and lambs

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Ewes with new lambs graze a paddock planted with plantain for higher nutrition. Trees provide a windbreak and protection for lambs

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New born lambs are protected from frost even by relatively small tussocks of grass.

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New born lambs on a frosty morning

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Netting against the fence ensures lambs don’t inadvertently end up in wrong place

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New lambs, one sucking the other’s ear

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New lambs taking a drink

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Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5. The ewe remains with her lambs whilst they are given a quick health check and key information recorded.

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New born twins

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Bulky perennial grass tussocks provide protection from wind for new lambs

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A trial in 2018 of moving ewes onto high nutrition plantain paddocks

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This paddock provides a mix of plantain pasture and tree and perennial grass cover for protection from wind

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New born lambs at sunrise

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Lambs growing up prefer their own company to their mothers’

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Lambs sitting together surrounded by frosty grass

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A lamb sits on its mother’s back to avoid the frosty grass

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Large bulky pernnial grass tussocks provides good shelter for new born lambs

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Old-growth forest carbon sinks overestimated
Soil carbon types & carbon flows 

Old-growth forest carbon sinks overestimated

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 admin 0
Putting more relevant numbers around Australia’s livestock emissions
Environment 

Putting more relevant numbers around Australia’s livestock emissions

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 admin 0
Soil carbon to decline from global warming negative feedback loop
Soil carbon types & carbon flows 

Soil carbon to decline from global warming negative feedback loop

March 24, 2021March 26, 2021 admin 0
Comparing grasses without grazing them has little value for building climate resilience
Pasture Trial Reviews 

Comparing grasses without grazing them has little value for building climate resilience

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 admin 0

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2020 spring update: pasture and lamb bonanza

December 1, 2020December 12, 2020 admin 0

2020 rainfall has been consistently close to or above average each month ensuring optimum pasture growth and ewe fertility ensuring a record high lamb marking and weaning percentage.

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