Triplets, energy and everything in between with Sarah Blumer

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This week, Sarah Blumer leads us through some of the exciting research she is involved with at Murdoch University in Western Australia. Sarah shares the on-farm trials currently underway to help confirm 'best-bet' management guidelines for triplet-bearing ewes. She also explains the concept of whole-body energy and its importance in breeding a resilient sheep that optimises per-hectare performance without compromising animal welfare (and shares some of the work underway in this area). Sarah's...