Reproductive Management in Ovine

A group of Hampshire Down ewes ready for lambing

A very important aspect for managing sheep farms is reproductive control. At either milk or meat farms, a good organization of the production batch is essential:

• Lambing
• Dry
• Milking
• Pregnant
• Non pregnant
• Etc.  

Performing ultrasound aids to triage individuals, allowing movement between different batches to manage nutrition, or whether to include in estrus synchronization programs.

These synchronization programs allow us to obtain a greater number of lambs in the unfavorable season, moment in which higher price is reached in the market. On the other hand, in dairy farms let configure more homogeneous milking batches throughout the year and keep a more uniform production.