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Vaccination:
The most important vaccination to both ewes and their lambs is a multi-purpose vaccine effective against the Clostridium species of bacteria. Ewes will need to be vaccinated twice during the first year with the first shot being given as early as breeding time, or as late as 6 to 8 weeks before lambing. The second shot, which is the booster is then 2 weeks prior to the expected lambing date for the flock. As for lambing in the following year they will only require a booster that is given 2 weeks before lambing. By doing this the ewes and also the lambs are protected; the lambs are protected for about 10 weeks of age, (which is the most vulnerable time) against all clostridial diseases including tetanus.
A vaccination against Chlamydia, will prevent enzootic abortion and vibriosis. The vaccination is given between 2 weeks and 1 month before breeding.
Vaccinate against some forms of pneumonia and other respiratory viruses. This vaccination is administered 30 days or less before lambing.
Additional Feed – flushing:
Flushing, means increase the plan of nutrition so that they have a slight weight gain in preparation for breeding. If, however, your ewes are fat to begin with it is no so effective and fat ewes may develop breeding problems. If you decide to breed ewe lambs do not use the flushing program.
Flushing is done by supplementing the regular diet with grain, or better pasture, depending upon the time of year you are breeding. It produces better results when the program is started 17 days prior introducing ewes to the ram and is continued, tapering off gradually for about 30 days.
By doing this a ewe's system is physically better for breeding, and it also has the advantage of synchronizing the ewes by bringing them into heat around the same time, rather than having a long, strung-out lambing season.
Another advantage is that flushing also contributes to a ewe having twins, this is because the ewe that is better nourished is more likely to drop two ova.
Your ewes will most probably come into heat once during the 17 days of flushing, especially if you have the ram in an adjacent pasture. It is during the second heat, they have a greater number of eggs and are more likely to have twins.
The most important vaccination to both ewes and their lambs is a multi-purpose vaccine effective against the Clostridium species of bacteria. Ewes will need to be vaccinated twice during the first year with the first shot being given as early as breeding time, or as late as 6 to 8 weeks before lambing. The second shot, which is the booster is then 2 weeks prior to the expected lambing date for the flock. As for lambing in the following year they will only require a booster that is given 2 weeks before lambing. By doing this the ewes and also the lambs are protected; the lambs are protected for about 10 weeks of age, (which is the most vulnerable time) against all clostridial diseases including tetanus.
A vaccination against Chlamydia, will prevent enzootic abortion and vibriosis. The vaccination is given between 2 weeks and 1 month before breeding.
Vaccinate against some forms of pneumonia and other respiratory viruses. This vaccination is administered 30 days or less before lambing.
Additional Feed – flushing:
Flushing, means increase the plan of nutrition so that they have a slight weight gain in preparation for breeding. If, however, your ewes are fat to begin with it is no so effective and fat ewes may develop breeding problems. If you decide to breed ewe lambs do not use the flushing program.
Flushing is done by supplementing the regular diet with grain, or better pasture, depending upon the time of year you are breeding. It produces better results when the program is started 17 days prior introducing ewes to the ram and is continued, tapering off gradually for about 30 days.
By doing this a ewe's system is physically better for breeding, and it also has the advantage of synchronizing the ewes by bringing them into heat around the same time, rather than having a long, strung-out lambing season.
Another advantage is that flushing also contributes to a ewe having twins, this is because the ewe that is better nourished is more likely to drop two ova.
Your ewes will most probably come into heat once during the 17 days of flushing, especially if you have the ram in an adjacent pasture. It is during the second heat, they have a greater number of eggs and are more likely to have twins.