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.
Spring lamb production. Spring lambing coincides with the natural breeding and lambing seasons. When ewes are bred from late September through November and lamb in late February through April, a higher percent lamb crop can be expected. With ideal condi-tions, the lamb crop should be 150 to 160 percent. The
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