Sheep Husbandry Flashcards
When do you ultrasound sheep
60-90 days into gestation
Name the:
BFLxCheviot
BFLxSwaledale
BFLxBlackface
Cheviot mule
Mule
Scottish mule
What is the ideal slaughter age & body condition score for Fat Lambs
4 months & 4 (40kg)
What age do their teeth come through
1yr3mnth
1yr9mnth
2yr3mnth
2yr9mnth
What is:
Border Lxcheviot
Border LxBlackface
Border LxWelsh Mountain
Scottish halfbred
Grey face
Welsh halfbred
What is:
Wensleydale/teeswaterxswaledale
Masham
Mountain breeds
Swaledale
Blackface
Welsh Mountain
Rough Fell
Hill breeds
Lleyn
Cheviot
Kerry Hill
Longwool
Wensleydale
Teeswater
BFL
Border Leicester
Terminal Sires/Downs
Suffolk Texel Beltex Hampshire/Oxford/south down Charolais
Mountain breed qualities
Hardy
Good mother
Min input
Fairly closed flock - less disease spread risk
Long wool qualities
Prolificacy
Milk production
Frame size
Terminal sire qualities
Carcase conformation
Rapid growth
Gestation Period
147 days
When do you wean
12-16wks
Slaughter age for short keep store lambs
9mnth
Slaughter age for long keep store lambs
12mnth
1st mating
6mnth ewe lamb
18mnth gimmer
Which sheep type has the longest breeding window
Lowland (longer, earlier season - dorsets all yr round)
Hill (short, Nov/Dec)
Oestrus cycle length
17 days
Tups & ewes together for
2 cycles
Tup:ewe ratio
1: 50
1: 20 (single sire)
1: 10 (synced ewes)
Ideal scan %
Hill: 110-120
Lowland: 220-230
+ve indoor lambing
Protect from weather Low hyperthermia risk for lambs Close supervision possible Can lamb early Pasture recovers