Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
PARTS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT
1. Large intestine
2. Bladder
3. Urethra
4. Vagina
5. Cervix
6. Ovary
7. Oviduct
8. Uterine horns
9. Uterus
10. Udder
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best pets, this is one way you can keep a pet and feel no guilt for feeding a
nonproductive wether!
Never pen the ram next to the ewes before this sensitizing period just
prior to breeding. Remember, “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” It is the
sudden contact with the rams that excites the females.
Vaccines
The vaccine that is most important to both ewes and their lambs is a multi-
purpose vaccine that is effective for
Clostridium
species of bacteria. Ewes need
to be injected twice the fi rst year — the primer shot can be given as early as
breeding time or as late as 6 to 8 weeks before lambing, with the booster shot
given 2 weeks prior to the calendar lambing date for the fl ock. For subse-
quent lambings, ewes require only the booster given 2 weeks before lambing.
This protects ewes and their lambs until the lambs are about 10 weeks of age
against all of the clostridial diseases, including tetanus.
Among other important vaccines are the following:
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A vaccine that protects against chlamydia, which causes enzootic
abortion of ewes and vibriosis. This vaccine is typically administered
between 1 month and 2 weeks before breeding.
■
A vaccine that protects against some forms of pneumonia and other
respiratory viruses; this is typically administered 30 days or fewer
before lambing.
