Scours in newborn lambs is the problem every sheep producer learns to dread. It arrives fast, moves through the lambing group, and can kill within days if you handle it wrong. For a long time the reflex on many farms has been to dose every loose stool with an antibiotic and hope. A field study out of a commercial dairy sheep operation points to a calmer, sharper approach: one that kept more lambs alive and cut antibiotic use by about two thirds. Below is what that protocol actually involves, why it holds up, and how you can steal the good parts for your own flock. What is neonatal diarrhea syndrome…