Notes on sheep and breeding
Short, practical notes from Sue Meszaros on sheep, sheep breeding and how we run our programme at Streamland.
- 20 March 2021
How does date affect your breeding success?Sheep are seasonal breeders. As the day length shortens in autumn (and there is less daylight), sheep come into "season", ie ewes start to ovulate and you'll see testicle size in rams…
- 7 March 2012
Drenching - Necessary evil or unnecessary intervention?Why drench if you don't have to? When should you drench? And with what? With so many drenches on the market, long and difficult to pronounce names that all sound the same but different, and…
- 30 January 2012
Preparing the ewe for breedingSheep are seasonal breeders; the shortening days are the trigger for the breeding season in sheep. Both rams and ewes are affected by this with rams showing little or no interest in the…
- 23 January 2012
Is your ram ready for breeding?The ram can be easily forgotten if he's out in a back paddock with the old horse, or mowing the grass behind the sheds. It's a good idea to start taking a look at the old boy well before…
- 17 December 2011
Does good mothering make a difference?Yes,…
- 15 December 2011
Twins, triplets - is it the ram or the ewe?Does the ram make a difference how many twins and triplets he produces? Well, not really. Rams produce 100's of 1000's of sperm, more than enough to produce sextuplets every time, but they…
- 12 December 2011
Will any ram do?The old saying "you get what you pay for" is certainly true when it comes to rams. Sure, sometimes you can get lucky and pick up a bargain but most of the time if you buy a ram from the…
- 10 December 2011
Welcome to Sheep Talk at Streamland SuffolksWelcome to our new series of short but informative notes about sheep, sheep breeding and our breeding program. If you can't find your question answered somewhere here, please ask and we'll…