Background
Sheep farmers in the UK lose over 4 million lambs a year at a cost to the industry of £125 million. Over 60% of deaths occur in the first week of life and, of those, 50% are due to starvation or hypothermia.

Colostrum is the single most important factor in ensuring maximum lamb survival. Colostrum supplies the new born lamb with protection against disease-causing pathogens and with the energy and nutrients to ensure survival in those vital first 24 hours.

For many reasons, a new born lamb may not get sufficient colostrum, or receive colostrum of a low quality. The latter is only just being recognised by scientists and researchers, as all colostrums were previously thought to be of equal quality.

Many ewes produce insufficient colostrum in terms of quality and/or quantity. SURESTART® is the ideal supplement in these cases.