Category Archives: 2013 Sheep Questions

Vaccines are defined as immunological products containing virus which may be live, modified live or inactivated, killed. Sore mouth would be an example of a live vaccine. Products made from inactivated bacteria are properly called bacterins but often referred to … Continue reading →

Penicillin is an old commonly used drug. I use it commonly for treating what I consider crud infections, opening abscesses, after assisting a difficult birth, repairing a prolapsed uterus. Also use it in conjunction with Nuflor or oxytetracycline 200 to … Continue reading →

There is a new strategy out there that no longer relies on orphaning lambs. It is now thought that ewes don’t transfer the virus through milk or colostrum. The new approach is to maintain the ewe lambs separate from the … Continue reading →

The disease in sheep is characterized by sudden deaths in feed lot lambs or sudden deaths in nursing lambs that may or may not be accompanied by a bloody stool. In feed lot lambs the disease is caused by clostridium … Continue reading →

There is a lot of discussion about antibiotics and their use in livestock. The first target of the antibiotic cops was use in feed. Therapeutic use in feed will be allowed upon a veterinarians direction. The veterinary establishment interpets this … Continue reading →

Sample 16% Ration Corn [cracked]……………………….1325 Oats………………………………………..250 Soybean Meal 44%………………….365 Limestone…………………………………30 White Salt………………………………….20 Goat Micromix…………………………….5 Ammonium Chloride…………………..5 Total………………………………………2000 RU-MIX, #876, 5lbs can be added to control coccidiosis and prevent Toxoplasmosis abortion. Mix five lbs of Micromix to 50 lbs of soybean … Continue reading →

Creep and Starter Ration 20 0-40 days Corn[cracked]…………………………1320 Soybean Meal 44%……………………625 Limestone…………………………………..30 White Salt……………………………………20 Micro Mix……………………………………..5 2000 Grower Ration 16 41-80 days Corn[cracked]………………………….1675 Soybean Meal 44%…………………….365 Limestone……………………………………30 White Salt…………………………………….20 Micro Mix………………………………………5 Ammonium Chloride……………………..5 2000 Finishing Ration 13 81 days to … Continue reading →

Milk Replacer | Ask-a-Vet Sheep   by: Dr. G.F. Kennedy Six years ago we had enough of low quality milk replacer,  so we decided to custom formulate our own product. I am not a nutritionist but, relying on people who … Continue reading →

The scientific name is Dermatophilosis. A Dermatophilus bacteria is involved. It causes skin lesions in horses and cattle as well as lumpy wool in sheep. Strawberry foot rot is also the result of usually wet conditions and the same bacteria. … Continue reading →

Breeding your ewe lambs is a vital part of every sheep operation.  They should be your best genetics and the future of your flock.  Many purebred producers are reluctant to breed ewe lambs because they do not feel that they … Continue reading →