A Manual of Lambing Techniques by Agnes C. Winter & Cicely Hill

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A Manual of Lambing Techniques by Agnes C. Winter & Cicely Hill

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Lambing can be a challenging prospect whether it's your first or 31st season. Aimed at both new and experienced sheep-keepers, A Manual of Lambing Techniques will take you through the period approaching, during and immediately after lambing.

Advice is given on how to deal with a range of situations, including normal and malpresentations; the sick in-lamb ewe; abortion; pre- and post-lambing prolapses; the health of the newborn lamb; and problems and emergencies in the first few days.

About the author

Agnes Winter, BVSc, PhD, DSHP, MRCVS, is a lecturer at the University of Liverpool Veterinary School and is also a well-known sheep vet. She has received the George Hedley Award for outstanding services to the sheep industry. Cicely Hill has 25 years' sheep. keeping experience with flocks on a frequent larnbing system, lambing in batches throughout the year.

Book details

Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Publication date: February 2003
ISBN-10: 1861265743
ISBN-13: 9781861265746

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