Sheep nutritionandmanagement2000 Allah Dad Khan

Sheep nutritionandmanagement2000 Allah Dad Khan

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  Sheep Nutrition andManagement A Lecture
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  Sheep Nutrition andManagement Goals: • 95% Conception rate • 175% Lambing rate • Less than 10% mortality • Longevity of breeding flock
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  Sheep Nutrition andManagement • Divide the Management into the various stages of production • Energy and Protein vary with productions stage and the number of lambs born
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  Sheep Nutrition andManagement Factors to consider: • Age • Size(Weight • Condition • Type of confinement • Stage of Production • Pregnancy • Lactation • Feed Quality and quantity • Health status of ewes • Season of year • Weather, heat vs. wind chill factors
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  Sheep Nutrition andManagement Pre-breeding • Sort for open mouths and bad udders • Do body condition scoring on ewes and rams • Trim feet if necessary • Flush ewes with good pasture of add .25 lbs of grain per day 14 days prior to breeding
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  Sheep Management Calendar BreedingSeason • Keep flushing ewes • Leave rams in for 60 days maximum Early Pregnancy thru 4 months • Stop flushing but avoid rapid weight loss • Vaccinate for Vibrio and EAE • Condition score ewes
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  Sheep Management Calendar Last30 Days Prior to Lambing • Feed one to two pounds of grain per day • Give Enterotoxemia Injection to new ewes • Shear ewes
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  Sheep Management Calendar DuringLactation: • Ewes with singles should have 1.5 lbs of grain • Ewes with twins should receive 2-2.5 lbs of grain • Ewes with triplets should receive 3-4 lbs of grain
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  Sheep Management Calendar NurtientRequirements for 155 lb ewe TDN Protein • Maintenance 1.5 .25 • Early Pregnancy 1.7 .29 • Late Pregnancy 2.8 .47 • Lactation-single 3.6 .73 • Lactation-twin 4.0 .92 • Lactation-triplets 4.2 1.02
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  Sheep Management Calendar Rationfor Meeting 155 lbs ewes requirements • Maintenance---3.25 lbs hay(16.5% Protein) • Early Pregnancy---- 3.75 lbs hay(16.5% Protein) • Late Pregnancy---4.20 lbs hay plus 1 lb corn • Early Lactation Single-5 lbs hay plus 1.5 corn • Early Lactation Twin-5 lbs hay plus 2.25 corn • Early Lactation Triplets-3.5 hay, 3.2 corn, .5 SBOM
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  Sheep Management Calendar Weaning: •Limit forage and water intake 2-3 days prior for ewes • Have lambs on creep feed or bunk trained • Remove ewes from lamb environment
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  Sheep Diseases AtLambing Causing Abortion: • Vibrionic Abortion-Campylobacter fetus intes- tinalis • Enzootic Abortion(EAE)-chlamydia • Toxoplasmosis-cat feces
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  Sheep Metabolic Disorders Pregnancytoxemia-lack of energy in late pregnancy(Lamb Ketosis) Hypercalcemia(Milk Fever)-calcium going for milk production
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  Body Condition Scoring 1.Range of 1-5 2. Classifying differences in body fatness 3. Done by feeling by hand themuscling and fat over and around the vertebrae in the loin(area near last rib) 4. 2.5 thru 3.5 is desireable range
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  Score Description 1 Ewesin this body condition have only a slight amount of fatty tissue detectable between skin and bone. Spinous process are relatively prominent. These ewes appear thrifty but have only minimal fat reserves. 2 Ewes in this body condition have average flesh but do not have excess fat reserves. This condition score includes ewes in average body condition. 3 Ewes in this body condition have average flesh but do not have excess fat reserves. This condition score includes ewes in average body condition. 4 This condition score includes ewes that are moderately fat. Moderate fat deposits give sheep a smooth external appearance 5 Includes ewes that are extremely fat. Excess fat deposits can easily be seen in the brisket, flank and tail-head regions. These ewes have excess fat reserves to the point that productivity may be impaired.