Transcription of Sheep Production and Management
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Sheep Productionand ManagementCooperative Extension ServiceCollege of Agriculture and Home Economics100 B-15 ACKNOWLEDGMENTP ortions of this circular are based on material in the SheepProduction Handbook (1996), and are used with permis-sion of the American Sheep Industry Association, Inc., Production , Education, and Research recommendations contained herein are generalrecommendations only. Contact your county Extensionoffice for recommendations specific to your .. 1 Choice of breed .. 2 Sheep Management systems .. 3 Selection and breeding .. 6 Reproduction in Sheep .. 11 Sheep nutrition .. 15 Sheep health .. 25 General Management .. 32 The original manuscript of Sheep Production and Management waswritten by James M.
breed is its reproductive capability and early maturity. Finnish Landrace are small, white-faced sheep that produce little wool. Additionally, the carcass quality of this breed is somewhat below standard. Finnish Lan-drace are used in crossbreeding programs to increase lamb crop percentages and to initiate out-of-season lambing.
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