Episode
Lamb Mortality with Heather Aitken
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- Flock Talk
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2243
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- https://www.ontariosheep.org
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Summary
Eastern Ontario Veterinarian Heather Aitken brings a wealth of information to Flock Talk this week to talk about lamb mortality. Heather shares first steps of investigating and understanding the cause of a lamb loss, common causes, and warning signs that producers might be missing leading up to a loss. Heather also shares how she distinguishes between losses driven my disease versus other factors such as management or environment and the importance of observing each individual in your flock and tracking data, being proactive plus much much more! For more OSF content, follow us on Social Media Instagram & Facebook: @OntarioSheepFarmers X : @OntarioSheep and Visit our Website: Ontariosheep.org ( http://ontariosheep.org/ )