Episode

Lamb Mortality with Heather Aitken

Podcast
Flock Talk
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Duration seconds
2243
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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/ )