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Sheep Production and Management

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. Sheep areamong the most efficient of all the domestic animals andhave been for thousands of years.

For ewes to lamb in October and November, breed them in May and June. The ewe flock must be of those breeds that tend to breed out of season. The fine-wools, Dorset, and crossbred ewes that are at least 50 percent fine-wool are best suited for fall lamb production. Even so, the lamb crop percentage from May and June breeding is likely to be low.

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