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Kidding/lambing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Early signs of gestation in small ruminants | Full udder (bagging up), swelling of vulva, relaxation of pelvic ligaments, restlessness |
| 3 stages of lambing/kidding | Labor, delivery, expulsion of placenta |
| How long does labor last? | 12-24 hours |
| Signs of labor | Lambs 'drop' into place, increased restlessness, frequent urination, visible contractions, dilation of cervix |
| Lamb "drop" | Lambs move lower in the body to get closer to the birth canal |
| How long should delivery be before intervention is needed? | 20 minutes |
| Delivery | Water bag appears and breaks, strong abdominal contractions, presentation of feet/nose, expulsion of lambs |
| Expulsion of placenta | Placenta is exposed, ewe will clean/lick lamb(s), lamb(s) will stand and start to nurse within an hour |
| Why do ewes frequently eat placentas? | Cover up evidence of lambing, extra nutrition |
| Normal birth | Forward facing, front legs extended with head between them, spine parallel to ewe spine |
| Twins | Twins are most common and should come out directly after each other |
| Dystocia | Difficulty giving birth |
| Most common causes of dystocia | Fetal malpresentation, lamb is too large |
| Problems with multiple lambs/kids | They only have 2 teats so they might reject extras because there is not enough milk to go around |
| Bottle babies | Lambs/kids that were rejected or removed and need to be supplementally fed |
| Number 1 cause of death in lambs | Starvation/lack of colostrum |
| Colostrum | Mother's milk, full of energy and antibodies |
| Clinical signs of inadequate colostrum | Head down, ears drooping, too weak to stand, hypothermia, starvation, death |
| What need to be done the first 24 hours after the lamb/kid is born? | Get them dry and warm, get colostrum in them, naval dip |
| Normal temperature in kid/lamb | 102-103 degrees F |
| Naval dip | Dip in iodine or chlorhexidine to reduce risk of naval infection |
| What should you do 1-3 days after kid/lamb is born? | Identify with temporary chalk, then tag. Scrapie of sheep and ear tattoo for goats, vaccinate |
| How do you vaccinate lambs/kids? | Give CD&T vaccine within 1-3 days, then boost 3-4 weeks later |
| What should you do 3-4 weeks later? | Dock tails, castrate if needed, debudding |
| How do you safely dock tails? | Use a rubber band to cut off the blood flow, dock at 3 joints |
| How do you castrate safely? | Use a rubber band to cut off blood supply |
| Debudding | Using a hot iron to destroy horn-producing tissue when kids are still young |
| What precent of lambs die in the pre-weaning stage? | 10-15% |
| Critical window | First 3 days of lamb's life, when 50-70% of neonatal lamb deaths happen |
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