AGRICULTURE Victoria producer demonstration sites (PDS) in the northern Mallee have been working to increase lambs weaned by five to 10 per cent using strategies such as pregnancy scanning, nutrition management, optimising joining length, and reducing mob sizes for twin-bearing ewes, as well as other management practices that help to improve reproductive efficiency.

AgVic specialist Erica Schelfhorst said key results to date include strong improvements in scanning and marking percentages and a noticeable reduction in the proportion of dry ewes.