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Sheep Production

Revision for Ch. 28 and 29

TermDefinition
Flushing process of moving ewes from a low plane of nutrition to a high plane of nutrition before mating.
Steaming Up practice of increasing the amount of concentrates being fed to ewes in late gestation in order to prevent twin lamb disease. Ensures healthy lambs and milk production.
Botanical Composition variety of plant species
Prolificacy the ability of ewes to produce a large litter size
Maternal Sire ram used to produce daughters with excellent mothering abilities and good reproduction.
Terminal Sire ram used to produce lambs with fast growth rates and good carcass quality
Cast or Draft Ewe mountain ewe whose fertility declined and is sold to a lowland farmer who put the ewe on a high plane of nutrition to improve her fertility.
Hybrid Vigour increased productivity in offspring as a result of crossing two genetically different parents.
Seasonally polyoestrous ewes have many oestrous cycles during a certain time of year.
Sponging progesterone impregnated sponges inserted into ewes vagina for 12 days to synchronise the oestrous cycle.
Fostering ewes mother a lamb that is not her own.
Pheromone Chemical produced by males to attract females for breeding. Brings about the onset of heat.
Created by: sarah.donnelly
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