Manual of Lambing Techniques, Hardcover

Lambing can be a challenging prospect, whether it’s your first or your 31st season. This highly practical manual will take you through the periods 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. This authoritative and highly practical manual is suitable for agricultural students and shepherds alike, and contains easy-to-follow instructions accompanied by 90 specially commissioned photographs.