This year we have run our ewe lambs as tough as we ever have (except in a drought) in an attempt to actually slow their growth so that they don’t end up as big as adults. Surprisingly, they have still managed to put on 0.16 kg per day in the 10 weeks from scanning (muscle, fat and weight) on 30/12/15 through to weighing on 10/03/16. That’s still roughly 1.1 kg per week!
On average during this period (in the same groups/paddocks prior to scanning and subsequently) the White Suffolk ewe lambs gained 15% more than the Poll Dorset ewe lambs.
