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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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Soil health versus conservation agriculture
Soil health & plant nutrition 

Soil health versus conservation agriculture

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 admin 0
Our Farm Our farm's pastures & grazing 

2020 spring update: pasture and lamb bonanza

December 1, 2020December 12, 2020 admin 0
Unique insight into Merino breeding and pastoral history
Book Reviews 

Unique insight into Merino breeding and pastoral history

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 admin 0
Environmental baselines and the myth of lost Eden
Fostering debate - a range of opinions 

Environmental baselines and the myth of lost Eden

November 18, 2020November 19, 2020 admin 1

Moffitts Media

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Our Farm

Our Farm Our farm's pastures & grazing 

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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