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Sheep Preventative Health and Herd Management - Coggle Diagram
Sheep Preventative Health and Herd Management
performance indicators
conception rate
lambing rate
lambs born/exposed ewes
lamb morbidity/mortality
ewes
breeding to lambing
breeding Aug - Dec
monitoring ewes preg/exposed
gestation
monitor BCS
nutritional needs will change
shearing 4w prior to lambing
late gestation problems
usually metabolic
hyperCa
preg tox
abortion
counting fetuses 45-90d
BCS - fed thin ewes separately
hald the year for the ewe
lambing to weaning
majority problems related to lactation
no milk
mastitis
use individual pens (jugs) to lamb
fed to support lactation
1-2# grain
5# good quality hay
RECORDS
weaning to breeding
July is ewe vacation
goal is to recover BCS of thin ewes
about 3ws
flushing
feeding higher energy in 3 weeks prior to and during first heat cycle to help ewes ovulate multiples and stay pregnant
how
high E feeds
high protein feeds
MN
sugar beets
BCS when?
weaning
pre-breeding
mid-preg
lambing
6-8 post-lambing
lambs
housing
grafting
slime
skin
stachion
birth to weaning
colostrum
lamb won'/tcan't nurse?
tube with colostrum
sheep > goat > cow replacer
1oz/lb/BW x 3 in first 24hr
access to high qual creep feed by 7d old
weaning to marker
management
most health challenges related to GI
market weight
rams
"tune-up" prior to breedign season
BCS
FAMACHA
foot care
BSE
shear
appropriate ram: ewe ration
mature 1:35
ram lambs 1:25
synchronized ewe 1:10
problemos
infertility
heat stress
loss of condition