FLOCK MANAGEMENT IN SHEEP AND GOAT BREEDING
FLOCK MANAGEMENT IN SHEEP
AND GOAT BREEDING
Birth End of gestation
Gestation Period
Early Middle Last
Dry Period
Dry Period Milking Period
15 days
90 days 45 days
Mating Beginning of
gestation
48-45 kg 50 kg
58-60 kg
50-52 kg 48-45 kg Before
mating
48-45 kg
(Maintenance) Dry period
Culling
Selection
Age to the first mating
Shearing
Parasite control (Dipping and Drenching)
Cleaning and disinfection of sheep-goat houses
Vaccination
Foot trimming A. Dry Period A. Dry Period
FLOCK MANAGEMENT
FLOCK MANAGEMENT
I-Naturel mating
1. Free mating 2. Group Mating 3. Hand mating
II. Artificial Insemination
Mating Methods Mating Methods B. Mating Season
B. Mating Season
Flushing feeding
Mating
FLOCK MANAGEMENT
FLOCK MANAGEMENT
C. Gestation Period C. Gestation Period
D. Lambing period
Lambing boxes
Husbandry rules at the before, during and after birth
Newborn lambs and kids husbandry
Hypothermia in Newborn lambs and kids
Prenatal ve postnatal deaths
Marking or identifying of lambs and kids D. Lambing period
Lambing boxes
Husbandry rules at the before, during and after birth
Newborn lambs and kids husbandry
Hypothermia in Newborn lambs and kids
Prenatal ve postnatal deaths
Marking or identifying of lambs and kids
Figure: A Bafra ewe with quadruplet lambs in lambing box (Photos were taken by the author).FLOCK MANAGEMENT
FLOCK MANAGEMENT
Marking or identifying
I. Temporary markings II. Paint markingsIII. Ear marks
IV. Ear tattoos
V. Metal or plastic ear tags
VI. Electronic ear tags
E. Lamb and kid growth and Lactation Period E. Lamb and kid growth and Lactation Period
Lamb and kid management after birthCare and feeding of lambs and kids in the first 4-5 days after birth Lamb and kid growth methods
Docking and castrating lambs Disbudding and Dehorning Lactation
Hand and machine milking
I. Dam – raised
A. Long Time dam - raised
B. Early weaning
Lamb and kid growth methods Lamb and kid growth methods
II. Artificial Raising
50-52 kg
