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CARE OF EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS For the first month or 6 weeks of life the lamb depends almost entirely on its mother's milk. Ewes are capable of producing more milk than a single lamb can drink in the early part of lactation. Twins, on the other hand, can soon drink all the milk which the ewe can produce. For this reason the Department of Agriculture recommends that ewes with twin lambs should be drafted off and grazed together on good paddocks. Separation is most easily done immediately after lambing.

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Te Ao Hou, August 1957, Page 52

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CARE OF EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS Te Ao Hou, August 1957, Page 52

CARE OF EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS Te Ao Hou, August 1957, Page 52