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SHEEP SPECIAL: Lameness project delivers impressive results

Implementation of five-point sheep lameness plan improves flock health and welfare

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By the end of the sheep lameness and disease management project, average lameness prevalence had been reduced to 1.8%.
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By the end of the sheep lameness and disease management project, average lameness prevalence had been reduced to 1.8%.

A collaborative sheep lameness disease management project, driven by GB lamb procurer Pilgrim's UK with support from MSD Animal Health, has enabled farmer participants to reduce flock disease incidence...

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