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Please join us on Wednesday July 24, 2024 07:00 PM @ 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CDT for the Eastern Alliance monthly webinar series.

“Opportunities for Improving Feed Efficiency in Katahdin Sheep”

Presented by Andrew Weaver, PhD

Dr. Weaver is the small ruminant extension specialist for North Carolina State University. He will be discussing the data they have collected on feed efficiency in Katahdin sheep and what potential it may have for genetic selection in the future.

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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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