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. Sachse, former Extension Sheep ManagementRevised byClay P. Mathis, Extension Livestock SpecialistTim Ross, Professor, Animal ScienceMany New Mexico livestock producers could profit byincluding Sheep in their farm enterprises.
Commercial Sheep Production Many management alternatives are available to the commercial sheep producer. One major distinction among these alternative production systems is the sea-son in which lambing occurs. Fall lamb production . For fall lambing, an abundant supply of fall and winter forage, small-grain pasture,
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