Do most farms feed milk replacer to lambs or milk after weaning the lambs?
Most WSDC farms operate under one of three different systems for weaning lambs. In the day 1 weaning system the lambs are taken from the ewes and fed milk replacer shortly after birth. The “mix” system involves the ewes being seperated from the lambs for a specific portion of the day, milked and then returned to the lambs. Day 30(or later) systems involve weaning the lambs at a fairly young age of about 30 days and commencing milking of the ewes twice a day from that point. Each system has many advantages and disadvantages and it is up to the producer to choose a system that is well suited to their farm and goals.
