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Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service West Lafayette, Indiana AS-404 July, 1972 Animal Sciences SHEEP PRODUCTION CALENDAR FOR ACCELERATED LAMBING Breeding Dates: Lambing Dates: Weaning Dates: Market Dates: W inter Aug. 10 to Sept. 15 Jan. 2 to Feb. 7 Mar. 2 to Mar. 15 May 2 to July 1 Fall Apr. 10 to May 15 Sept. 2 to Oct. 7 Nov. 2 to Nov. 15 Jan. 2 to Mar. 1 Spring Dec. 10 to Jan. 15 May 4 to June 9 July 4 to July 15 Sept. 14 to Nov. 1 WINTER LAMBS JULY 1. Shear and fertility-test rams the first week, and keep in cool quarters. 2. Drench ewes and rams the first week. 3. Paint brand number on all ewes. 4. Check all feet, trim carefully. 5. Shear around docks of ewes. 6. Provide fresh water and good salt-mineral mixture. 7. Cut hay for fall-winter feeding --square bales for storage, round bales for field utilization. 8. Fertilize pastures for fall regrowth. AUGUST 1. Flush ewes all month. 2. Give rams additional grain from August 1. 3. Turn in vasectomized teaser ram with marking harness on August 1. 4. Turn in breeding rams with marking harness on August 10. 5. Use night and day rotation of rams or use at night only. 6. Change ram marking color on August 27. 7. Keep records of breeding dates. 8. Observe ewes for repeat breeders. 9. Provide fresh water and good salt- mineral mixture. 10. Fertilize pastures for fail regrowth. 11. Round-bale forage regrowth for fall-winter utilization. SEPTEMBER 1. Remove breeding rams on September 17. 2. Stop feeding rams additional grain. 3. Check pasture growth; give ewes hay, if needed. 4. Check condition of ewes. 5. Provide fresh water and good salt-mineral mixture. 6. Fill silo -- corn silage (if used). 7. Collect soil samples and forward for analysis. OCTOBER 1. Check condition of ewes. 2. Check pasture growth; if short, feed legume hay. 3. Drench all sheep. 4. Provide good salt-mineral mixture. 5. Collect soil samples and forward for analysis. 6. Purchase necessary corn. NOVEMBER 1. Start feeding hay and/or silage, if needed.
Object Description
Title | Extension Mimeo AS, no. 404 (Jul. 1972) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA-14-13-mimeoas404 |
Title of Issue | Sheep Production Calendar for Accelerated Lambing |
Date of Original | 1972 |
Publisher | Purdue University. Cooperative Extension Service |
Subjects (LCSH) | Sheep--Breeding |
Genre | Periodical |
Collection Title | Extension Mimeo AS (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service) |
Rights Statement | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 06/11/2015 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
URI | UA-14-13-mimeoas404.tif |
Description
Title | Extension Mimeo AS, no. 404 (Jul. 1972) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA-14-13-mimeoas404 |
Title of Issue | Sheep Production Calendar for Accelerated Lambing |
Date of Original | 1972 |
Publisher | Purdue University. Cooperative Extension Service |
Genre | Periodical |
Collection Title | Extension Mimeo AS (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service) |
Rights Statement | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Transcript | Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service West Lafayette, Indiana AS-404 July, 1972 Animal Sciences SHEEP PRODUCTION CALENDAR FOR ACCELERATED LAMBING Breeding Dates: Lambing Dates: Weaning Dates: Market Dates: W inter Aug. 10 to Sept. 15 Jan. 2 to Feb. 7 Mar. 2 to Mar. 15 May 2 to July 1 Fall Apr. 10 to May 15 Sept. 2 to Oct. 7 Nov. 2 to Nov. 15 Jan. 2 to Mar. 1 Spring Dec. 10 to Jan. 15 May 4 to June 9 July 4 to July 15 Sept. 14 to Nov. 1 WINTER LAMBS JULY 1. Shear and fertility-test rams the first week, and keep in cool quarters. 2. Drench ewes and rams the first week. 3. Paint brand number on all ewes. 4. Check all feet, trim carefully. 5. Shear around docks of ewes. 6. Provide fresh water and good salt-mineral mixture. 7. Cut hay for fall-winter feeding --square bales for storage, round bales for field utilization. 8. Fertilize pastures for fall regrowth. AUGUST 1. Flush ewes all month. 2. Give rams additional grain from August 1. 3. Turn in vasectomized teaser ram with marking harness on August 1. 4. Turn in breeding rams with marking harness on August 10. 5. Use night and day rotation of rams or use at night only. 6. Change ram marking color on August 27. 7. Keep records of breeding dates. 8. Observe ewes for repeat breeders. 9. Provide fresh water and good salt- mineral mixture. 10. Fertilize pastures for fail regrowth. 11. Round-bale forage regrowth for fall-winter utilization. SEPTEMBER 1. Remove breeding rams on September 17. 2. Stop feeding rams additional grain. 3. Check pasture growth; give ewes hay, if needed. 4. Check condition of ewes. 5. Provide fresh water and good salt-mineral mixture. 6. Fill silo -- corn silage (if used). 7. Collect soil samples and forward for analysis. OCTOBER 1. Check condition of ewes. 2. Check pasture growth; if short, feed legume hay. 3. Drench all sheep. 4. Provide good salt-mineral mixture. 5. Collect soil samples and forward for analysis. 6. Purchase necessary corn. NOVEMBER 1. Start feeding hay and/or silage, if needed. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 06/11/2015 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
URI | UA-14-13-mimeoas404.tif |
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