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Confinement barn minimizes lambing problems

Andrea Johnson Assistant Editor
Mar 5, 2015
Mar 5, 2015

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The Liesers built a 53- by 90-foot confinement lambing/finishing barn that features slats and manure storage.

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Ewes with lambs in confinement barn.

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Andrea Johnson Assistant Editor

BELGRADE, Minn. – Starvation is the number one cause of mortality in lambs.

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