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Proper Nutrition for adult sheep

pneumonia in sheep

Sheep Sleep Lie down

Red Clover Hay - Nutritional and or Digestive Problems associated with feeding.

Odd Behavior in Ram

colostrum, lactation

separation of lambs

blind new born lamb

prolapse, market lamb

short dock- rectal prolapse

we live in south Louisiana and are redoing our barn. Our sheep stay in at night (coyotes) and out in the day. Would concrete floored stalls (rinsed off in the morning and dry by night) work?

We have a young ewe who has just lambed for the first time. Between that, and I think a curious dog interupting, she had abandoned both lambs and refused anything to do with them. We do not have a stanchion available, but penned them all together and using some old dog collars and ropes we were ab

We are developing water demand models and projections for Illinois counties. We could really use some externally generated projections of livestock populations, ideally by county. We will use these to project future livestock water use. We have some national projections of pigs/hogs, milk cow

What factors need to be considered when moving sheep on to new grazing fields? for example boundaries, feeding and watering systems. Please explain in full. Thankyou

I have dorsets and am considering breeding for two lamb crops a year,spring and fall. Are there any negatives to doing this. Is this breed suitable for this .

Fulton, IL, has a new woolen mill, Fulton Fiber Mill, 815-589-9963. We're looking for both customers who wish their wool to be spun into yarn as well as those that have fleece to sell. What areas should we look at for advertising as well as purchasing a few good fleeces?

I have been reading very conflicting information about the risks of tall fescue hay and the fungal organism which has been associated with several different health issues in livestock. I live in a clayish band of soil 30 miles west of Effingham, IL where the primary naturalized grass is tall fescue

My one week old bottle fed lamb has stopped eating. Should I force some diluted milk replacer down him? He has a bit of scours and I gave him a little petol bismol. He has been real slow to eat for 24 hrs. I have managed to get a couple ounce in every 4-5 hours.

I have a very nice Suffolk ewe, two years old. She had a single ram lamb four days ago. He weighed 15 pounds and I had to pull him as the ewe was too tired (45 min of actual pushing so I pulled him). He is very healthy and the ewe has plenty of milk. The problem is that she will not let him suck

Can wet corn gluten feed be fed as the only forage (in place of corn silage) for lactation and the last 6 weeks of gestation. Or what would be the max it could be fed during laction?

I am researching wool breeds that would be suitable for the climate of the southern part of Illinois (south of Mt. Vernon). Of particular concern are the summer heat and humidity as well as such issues as fiber production. Could you suggest a few possible breeds, or is our climate too limiting? I

I need a good ration for baby club lambs to get them started quickly.

What is the best Treatment to use on lambs that halve developed pnuemonia in the lambing pen and have a temprange from 103-104, and have a raspy cough or respiration.

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