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Guidance document providing breeding age and management recommendations for Valais Blacknose ewes based on maturity and post-lambing conditioning.
Species: Sheep
Breed: Valais Blacknose
Recommended Breeding Age: 18 months
Breeding Frequency: Once per year
Conditioning Guidelines: Assess body condition at weaning or eight weeks before tupping
Organization: Swiss Society
Target Audience: Sheep breeders
Geographic Focus: Switzerland
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Are Your Ewes Ready For The Upcoming Breeding Season?
Year: 2019
Note: Region / city
Theme: Sheep breeding, livestock management
Document type: Article
Organization / institution: Agriland
Author: Michael Geary
Target audience: Farmers, livestock managers
Approval date: 29/08/2019
Feeding Cycles and Nutritional Management for Ewes and Does
Subject: Sheep and goat nutrition
Animal Categories: Ewes, does, rams, bucks, lambs, kids, replacement females
Key Topics: Flushing, late gestation feeding, lactation feeding, replacement growth, post-weaning management, male feeding
Nutritional Specifications: 12–16% protein rations for adults and replacements; maximum 20% protein; late gestation grain limited to 1.5 pounds per head per day
Medication Guidance: Chlortetracycline 250 mg daily during late gestation; anti-coccidiosis treatment; vitamin E and selenium supplementation
Health Concerns Addressed: Overconditioning, abortion diseases (vibrio, chlamydia), coccidiosis, toxoplasmosis, white muscle disease, mastitis, urinary calculi
Breeding Management: Flushing 1–2 weeks prior to breeding; body condition assessment; male conditioning before rut
Weaning Protocol: Restricted feed and moderated water intake for 3 days post weaning; 3–4 week recovery before corrective feeding
Feeding Quantities: Lactation 2–2.5 pounds per head per day; maintenance 1–1.5 pounds per head per day; replacement feeding adjusted by age and weight
Intended Audience: Sheep and goat producers and flock managers
Topics: Valais Blacknose Ewes