Scotland - The Borders - A ewe has just given birth to two lambs with the help of farmer Stewart

Spring is the lambing season in Scotland and Torsonce Mains Farm is busy lambing. A ewe has just givenbirth to to lambs assisted by farmer Stewart Ranciman. The farm has 600 ewes all lambing from end of March till the end of April. Most will give birth to 2 lambs, occasionally 3 or even 4. The price of a 40 kg lamb is £60-70 and most are ready for sale 6-8 weeks later. Over 12 million lambs are slaughtered in the UK every year, producing more than 230,000 tonnes
of meat.

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Spring is the lambing season in Scotland and Torsonce Mains Farm is busy lambing. A ewe has just givenbirth to to lambs assisted by farmer Stewart Ranciman. The farm has 600 ewes all lambing from end of March till the end of April. Most will give birth to 2 lambs, occasionally 3 or even 4. The price of a 40 kg lamb is £60-70 and most are ready for sale 6-8 weeks later. Over 12 million lambs are slaughtered in the UK every year, producing more than 230,000 tonnes <br />
of meat.