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<h2>Welcome to SheepBasics.info </h2>
This website is intended to educate students and potential sheep breeders about general sheep care, as well as selection of good breeding stock to begin a sheep herd.
You can find useful forms and people to connect to in the Sheep Community. img link <a href=https
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Link to forms in the sheep community
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Ewe Breeding age female
Ram Breeding age male
Wether Castrated male
Lamb General for a sheep less than 6 months
Ram lamb Young male (less than 6 months)
Ewe lamb Young female (less than 6 months)
Flock Group of 3 or more
Lambing The act of giving birth
<h2>General Sheep Terms </h2>
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I find necessary.
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Vital Signs:Normal Temperature: 102-103 degrees FHeart Rate:
Uses:Meat, Skin, milk and wool
Sheep by products in everyday items such as?
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Information about the US Required Scrapie tag
Have photo of lamb divided by meat cuts.Wool being spunExample of the current scrapie tag
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<h1>Rams</h1> Have the picture link to the rams breeding stock page on site.Float:left
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These will be a drop down menu actually found on every page, but it took up to much space so I just demonstrated it here.
<h1>Ewes</h1> Have the picture link to the ewes breeding stock page on site.
Underneath of the pictures that will lead you to the ram or ewe page I will have information that is relevant to both sexes.
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Have a Test your knowledge with these questions section for visitors:
Create a link opening in a new window to: http://www.danekeclublambs.com/SheepFeetandLegStructureTest.html
The remainder of the page will be set up with a picture on the left side of the page and the text to the right of it providing a description.
Not enough space to display them all here, but I have photos for:Visual appraisal (shown)Proper leg structure-frontProper leg structure-sideProper leg structure-rearProper mouth alignment
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Selecting a Ram
old saying: “the ram is half the flock”He will determine the quality and growth performance for many generations.
Serviceability: 25-40 ewesTools used: marking harness
When looking to expand the flock, many farmers producing meat will do a Breeding Soundness Exam (BSE), which includes a physical exam and semen test.
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Information relative only to selecting ewes will be located on this page
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Information on the care of ewes during pregnancy will go here.
<h1>Ewe Care During Gestation</h1>
<h1>Ewe Care After Lambing</h1>
Information on after care will go here.
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Birth Weight: 5-8 poundsWeaning Age: 2-3 monthsLife Span: varies depending on source. Have read everything fom 6-11 years to 10-12 years. More research needed.
Young katahdin ewe lambsMore text will continue down the left side
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Links to the sheep community:https://www.facebook.com/nationalsheepimprovementprogramhttps://www.facebook.com/wecare4lambs?hc_location=streamFloat: left
Links to other useful websites for sheep:sheepandgoat.comSheep101.infohttp://www.danekeclublambs.com/HomePage.html
References
http://www.esgpip.com/PDF/Technical%20bulletin%20No.%204.pdf
http://www.sheep101.info/
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/
https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/AS/AS-599-W.pdf
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