There is a national commitment from the sheep industry to reduce the amount of lame sheep to 2% of the national flock. As it was estimated that 10% of sheep were lame when this was announced this seemed ambitious. However, the flocks that have tackled lameness in the ways described have found the number of lame sheep in their flock reduced to 2% quite easily, compared to 95% of those treated with injectable antibiotics alone.
The first task is to identify the cause of lameness, ...