Sheep KPIs by Steve Watson https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s What Makes a Productive Sheep Enterprise? en-us 2021-10-18 08:07:53 UTC 2022-10-25 10:45:41 UTC hello@padlet.com hrkc2gh6t9 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353416719 Good grass quality from well managed land ensures sufficient supplies of  quality milk is produced for the lambs, increasing growth rates. ]]> 2022-10-24 11:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353416719 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353419422 After weaning lambs can gain about 1kg/week on good grazing without any supplementary feed. ]]> 2022-10-24 11:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353419422 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353420346 Research suggests that ewes eating a diet high in protein and energy in the weeks leading up to tupping will achieve higher scanning percentages]]> 2022-10-24 11:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353420346 body condition score management prevents lamb loss - good score is a sign of a healthy ewe https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353421037 2022-10-24 11:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353421037 hrkc2gh6t9 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353422518 lameness hugely affects productivity levels so regular foot trimmings/baths to control foot rot is important ]]> 2022-10-24 11:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353422518 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353425617 nutritional deficiencies such as copper, cobalt and selenium reduce lamb performance and sudden changes in diet can be fatal - new feed needs to be slowly introduced so they can adapt]]> 2022-10-24 11:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353425617 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353428433 In a lambs first 24hrs, it needs to consume 10% of body weight in colostrum ]]> 2022-10-24 11:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353428433 hrkc2gh6t9 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353429972 protozoa and endoparasites such as coccidiossis are more prevalent when poor colostrum is given, stocking rates are high and lambs are not housed age appropriately. ]]> 2022-10-24 11:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353429972 Lambs <1 week old are at greatest risk, and tend to die of exposure hypothermia, starvation, septicaemia consequent upon inadequate colostrum intake https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353430467 2022-10-24 11:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353430467 Lambs born per ewe lambing increased curvilinearly with age of ewe, from 100+% at 1 year to 160% at 6 years and back to 135% at 9 years. https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353436664 2022-10-24 11:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353436664 hrkc2gh6t9 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353437409 overweight ewes struggle to lamb, regular BCS of the ewes warrants easy lambing]]> 2022-10-24 11:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353437409 Ewes that weighed 58 kg at mating produced 152 lambs per 100 ewes compared with a lambing percentage of 107 by ewes that weighed 44 kg. However, when the lambs reached 10 weeks of age there was little difference in their numbers https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353441923 2022-10-24 11:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353441923 High birth weights increase the risk of lamb losses. Ensure ewes are fed according to litter size and avoid underfeeding or overfeeding, this will ensure optimum lamb birth weights, i.e. not too light or too heavy. https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353443178 2022-10-24 11:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2353443178 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2355217604 The percentage of lambs reaching marketable weight (32 kg) before the end of the pasture season was related directly to the liveweight gain of the ewe during mid-pregnancy, and inversely to the proportion of lambs reared as twins]]> 2022-10-25 10:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2355217604 hrkc2gh6t9 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2355218215 it takes 6-8 weeks of grazing on good grass to gain one body condition score, therefore ewes need a good amount of time to recover after weaning to be fit for tupping ]]> 2022-10-25 10:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2355218215 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2355220044 From eight weeks of age, a lamb’s energy intake is greater from grass than from milk, so competition for high-quality grass between ewes and lambs reaches a critical point ]]> 2022-10-25 10:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2355220044 hrkc2gh6t9 https://padlet.com/stevejwatson80/pfzgyz9m14aip11s/wish/2355221451 70% of a lambs birthweight is gained in the last 6 weeks, so good nutrition to the ewes in this time is important 

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