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    What is wrong with this lamb?

    Good Morning. As the title says, what is wrong with this lamb? The lamb was 24hrs old when I took the video last night. The ewe had had a slight sticky, clear discharge for the 12 hrs prior to lambing. The first lamb was breach and dead, this was the second lamb. It was covered in meconium when...
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    Do lambs feel more pain as they get older?

    My farm boss has been ear tagging lambs, which are between 5 and 12 weeks, today. They really seem to jump when tagged, where as my old flock, which were tagged before 7 days (and some only 24hrs old) didn't seem to notice. Do they feel more pain as they get older? What age do most people tag...
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    Healthy ram with constant scours

    I started working for a farmer late last year and one of the rams has permanent scours. He looks perfectly healthy, keeps his weight and has proven his worth but has a filthy back end. Any clues? Could it be a parasite that normal wormers are not touching?
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