Lamb Processing
The ear-tag number of the 26th ram-lamb born in 2026.
What is 626?
The total number of possible body condition scores that can be assigned to a sheep.
What is nine?
A birth defect that causes milk to exit through the nose.
What is cleft palate?
Arachnids which infest and eat at the hooves and lower legs of sheep.
What are hoof mites?
The percentage of fetal growth that occurs in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy.
What is 80?
The physical direction describing which ear a lamb should be ear-tagged.
What is left?
The part of the lumbar vertebrae that should be felt when body condition scoring a sheep.
The seam where the left and right gluteal muscles meet underneath the tail of a sheep.
What is the twist?
The area between the two claws of a sheep hoof.
The average length of gestation for a ewe, in days.
What is 145 days?
A bacterial infection that is more likely for lambs whose umbilicus was never dipped in iodine.
What is navel ill?
The normal pulse range for a sheep.
What is 16-34 beats per minute?
A poor leg conformation in which the rump protrudes further out from the body than the hocks.
What is post-legged?
The 5-letter acronym for the class of drugs used to treat acute pain and lameness.
What is NSAID?
The animal most at fault for toxoplasmosis in sheep.
What is a barn cat?
A nutrient that is particularly lacking in New England soils, making it more likely that New England lambs will develop white muscle disease.
What is selenium?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is 100.9-103.8oF?
A poor leg conformation in which the front hooves are rotated inward.
What is pigeon-toed?
A necrotic condition leading to hot, red skin between the claws of a hoof.
What is scald?
Structures that show up gray on an ultrasound.
What are tissues?
Three diseases or conditions that can result from docking a lamb's tail at the incorrect length.
What are rectal prolapse, vaginal prolapse, and fly strike?
The 4 categories assessed when assigning a ewe an udder conformation score.
What are teat placement, udder depth, separation, and suspension?
What are metal clips?
The substance that can be mixed into a footbath to alleviate many hoof-related issues.
What is zinc sulfate?
How often lambs are born when using the 3-in-2 breeding system.
What is every 8 months?