With joining and preg scanning completed, lamb marking was next on this year's agenda for the Coonong trial.
On a good clear winter day, the 9th August was lamb marking day at Coonong.
The day included regular lamb marking procedures with trial addons of EID tagging, DNA sample collection, breech and body wrinkle scoring, bare breech scoring and dark fibre inspection and detail.
A total of 401 lambs were marked for the day, with the next operations being ewe classing and shearing as well as lamb weaning and weight measurements planned for September.
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