However, the treatment of lame sheep varied considerably between farmers. Nearly 20% said they would treat lame animals on the first day, whilst about 70% said they would do so within a week.

A lame animal will not fetch as much money on the market even when it is in perfect body condition. Lameness is caused by injuries, fractures, infectious diseases affecting any part of the limb ...

Any animal off by itself should be cause for concern, unless it’s a very young calf the mother has stashed in a safe place while she comes to the feed or is grazing. A sick or lame animal often ...