Farmers need to protect their lambs to get the best possible prices at market
· Lamb prices affected by drop in Euro · Cases of strike reported throughout the country · “Prevention is more cost effective than cure”, advises vetWith lamb prices slightly down compared with 2011, it’s never been more important for sheep producers to present their lambs at market in the very best condition possible and certainly free from blowfly strike. Lamb prices are still good, according to auctioneer David Bowman, from Hopes of Wigton. “But the fall in the value of the Euro has seen lamb prices drop a little – by around 20p/kgLW – because quite a proportion of UK lamb is