It is all about the interactions
Eastern Alliance
May 20, 2024
Sheep GEMS News Brief 2 – May 2024 As a reminder, GEMS stands for Genetics, Environment, Management and Society. In Sheep GEMS we are interested
The Katahdin Sheep Blog
What is Sheep GEMS?
Eastern Alliance
April 20, 2024
Sheep GEMS News Brief 1 – April 2024 GEMS stands for Genetics, Environment, Management and Society, which are four pillars of our sheep industry. Why
The “Ram”bunctious Ram: A Discussion on Ram Behaviors
Eastern Alliance
April 1, 2024
As sheep producers, we all need two important things to get lambs on the ground: ewes and at least one ram, depending on the size
NSIP Data Entry – Dead At Birth (DAB)
Eastern Alliance
March 13, 2024
Not all lambs make it all the way from conception to birth. On occasion we see a litter where some are full term healthy lambs,
Prepubic Tendon Rupture
Eastern Alliance
March 13, 2024
Pregnant ewes experience a tremendous strain on their abdominal muscles and tendons as their lambs grow, especially during the last few weeks of pregnancy. The
Orphan Lamb Considerations
Eastern Alliance
March 4, 2024
Sooner or later, nearly every shepherd has a lamb that needs to be supplemented. Whether it’s a rejected lamb, one whose dam has died, or
Producer Profiles: Lambing Flow in Different Operations
Eastern Alliance
February 9, 2024
As producers we organize our barns for lambing according to what works best in our own situation. Here, three producers, from Iowa, Kentucky and Maine,
Ruminations on Lambing Season
Eastern Alliance
January 10, 2024
Lambing season encompasses the last few weeks of gestation through lambing and early lactation. There are a lot of preventable problems that can arise during
Colostrum
Eastern Alliance
January 6, 2024
The best diet that you can offer your lambs is good quality colostrum, followed by milk that they consume straight from their healthy, well-fed dam.
Lambing Interventions
Eastern Alliance
December 14, 2023
We all love finding new lambs all dried off and nursing, but sometimes ewes need a little help to get there. In general, less intervention