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The article offers tips for sheep breeders on how to reduce lamb mortality. Insight from specialist sheep veterinarian Emily Gascoigne of the Synergy Farm Health practice, who explains the importance of adequate, high-quality colostrum for lambs through health and feeding program that begins well before lambing starts is offered. Sixteen important tips on how sheep breeders can help reduce lamb mortality are also provided.

The article focuses on an incident where farmer Cathi Copley of North Yorkshire, Great Britain has released stills of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showing two dogs attacking and killing an in-lamb ewe and her two unborn lambs. It mentions that two lurcher dogs has entered a field in Catterton in North Yorkshire and attacked a group of sheep according to police in North Yorkshire. It also mentions that Copley has appealed for help on her Facebook page.

The article reports on the forecast by Great Britain Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (ADHD) of the decline of lamb rear rate in 2018 due to higher mortality rates caused by rain and cold weather. Topics discussed include the tight supplies of home hogg, the lower import value of lambs in Great Britain compared to New Zealand, and Australia, and the insights of Andersons Northern farm business consultant David Siddle on producers who plan to capitalise from strong domestic demand.

The article reports that dog attack has resulted in death of 30 fat lambs at a farm in Leicestershire, England on January 5, 2018. It mentions views of Sheep farmer Robert Gilbert on the death of lambs and chances of attack by more than one dog. It also presents views of Alison Pratt, spokesman at National Farmers' Union, on the same.

The article reports on demand of farmer James Edwards for closing public footpaths during lambing season at Hampshire, England after an attack by dogs that leads to mutilation of sheep's. Topics discussed include analysis of a survey by the National Sheep Association (NSA); consideration of law for prevention of dog walkers movement to fields with sheep's; and termination of public access to footpaths in lambing season prevents dog attacks.

The article focuses on the need of managing lamb mortality rates and to increase the lamb production in the farm. Topics discussed include Paul Keable of PK Nutrition diagnosed lead locking up copper, zinc, selenium and B vitamins, ex-lead mining Pennine areas as lead binds to proteins in the rumen used for absorption of other trace minerals and weaning of lambs for improved lamb survival.

The article offers tips to prevent watery mouth in lambs, a bacterial infection caused by Escherichia (E) coli that affects newborn lambs with clinical signs such as lethargy, a high temperature, drooling, and constipation. Topics discussed include colostrum management, disinfecting lambing pens, having clean and disinfected equipment, and isolation of sick lambs.

The article focuses on the experience of sheep farmers Andy and Frances Offer from Leominster, England, of switching to a feeding system that warms milk when orphan and multiple lambs draw it through the machine. Topics discussed include issues with digestive upsets and scour among lambs with their previous warm milk feeder, decline in lamb losses as a result of the new system, and cleaning the machine's milk lines.

The article reports that several lambs were killed during a farm-killing incident at the Cherry Tree Lodge Farm in Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.

The article reports on the warning for farmers of Great Britain regarding the use of strain of white drench-resistant nematodirus worms. Topics discussed include use of white drenches (Benzimidazole) against nematodirus, a study by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) regarding resistant genes of farms in Great Britain, and impact of parasite on the mortality and productivity of young lambs.

The article focuses on holding lamb for a longer time in the farm for making it heavier. Topics discussed include the higher costs, such as feed, and risks such as disease and mortality affecting the sheep which are kept for a longer time in the farm, potential of the lamb to become overfat, seasonal price trends offsetting any price increase for extra weight of the lamb and the fall in lamb prices as a result of poor export and good supply.

The article discusses a study using farm business service provider Farming Connect's Comparative Farm Profit template which show gap in physical performance and output per acre between Welsh ewe flocks. Topics discussed include the views of independent sheep expert Catherine Nakielny on the same, variation between lamb losses and the study showing no link between scanning results and lamb loss rate.

In this article, the author offers information on the improvement seen in lamb weights and survival before lambing. It mentions that the advantages of early shearing also continue once the ewes and lambs are turned out 36 hours post-lambing. Also mentions statement of Didling Farm's flock manager, Matt Blyth.

The article reports on the increasing numbers of lamb and calf losses on farms in Great Britain. It states that pregnancy scanning can help prevent early lamb losses. According to the author, the government calls livestock producers to conduct scanning to take care of barren lambs and secure fetuses.