Sheep GEMS News Brief 14 – May 2025 Previously, we introduced the concept of eco-management cluster—groups of flocks that share similar climate and management practices.
Sheep GEMS News Brief 13 – April 2025 Sheep producers across the U.S. operate in a wide range of environments—from humid grasslands to dry, high-elevation
Unfortunately, defects show up in some of our animals and even though those animals might be exceptional in other areas, for the betterment of the
An inherent problem with FEC EBV is having a sufficient population of pasture parasites to generate a FEC in your flock. The timing of lambing,
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Ram selection and breeding decisions have lasting impacts on your flock. When replacement females are retained, these decisions can quickly account for a significant majority
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Sheep GEMS News Brief 12 – March 2025 In the last Sheep GEMS news brief, we talked about the impact of parasites on production, and
Sheep GEMS News Brief 11 – Late February 2025 Gastrointestinal parasites are one of the main health concerns for grazing sheep because available dewormers are
It’s easy to look at your lambs and pick out those that are bigger than the rest. But is that the best way to identify
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Gestation in sheep varies from 142 to 152 days with the average being 147 days. Just like people, individual pregnancies can vary, gestation periods of 138 to 159 days are not unheard of. Ewes carrying multiple lambs tend to have shorter gestations while male lambs (and heavy birth weight lambs) are usually carried for longer than female lambs. The form above calculates the lambing date based on a 147 day gestation period.
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