Sheep Heaven - 2. Baaad Medicine
Footrot, Facial Eczema and Flystrike
- Hey Ewes!
- The sheep are named on Susan Murray's lifestyle block and a vet talks about fobbing off footrot, flystrike and facial eczema. (duration: 19′33″)
- Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3
Sheep Heaven’s vet talks about the three most common animal health issues and the boys measure up the sheep yards. The crush and loading race have to have quite specific measurements to help animal flow.
Below: the sheep yards in construction - note well used gates coming from an old set of yards, and reused wooden rails from former kiwifruit trellis.
Resources
Resources
Episodes
- 1. Meat the Sheep
- 2. Baaad Medicine
- 3. Science of the Lambs
- 4. Makin' Woolly
- 5. New Yards
- 6. How Many of Ewes?
- 7. Baaabies
- 8. Shorn
- 9. Sell the Wool
- 10. Baa Baa Baa
- 11. How Are Ewes?
- 12. Autopsy
- 13. Lamb of the Rings
- 14. Offspring Sale
- 15. Naming the Flock
- 16. Netball Competition
- 17. Off with the wool
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