ewes with mastitis

Eddies farm

Im just wondering has anyone have problems with mastitis in ewes in the last few weeks.
In the last few weeks I have had a hand full off ewes taking mastitis and if not got in a day the ewe would die from it.All the ewes are lambed about 5 to 6 weeks and it happening to ewes with twins and single.
If anyone could shine a light on why this is happening, I would be most greatfull

AntrimGlens

I've had more than normal this year but not at that stage, actually had mastitis at lambing or in the first few days after. I would have seen more cases previously in the early lambers as grass was tight, ewes weren't milking so well, lambs are stronger and hungrier at that age so were always in looking for a suck and dunching the ewes udder to try and get a drink so the roughness was causing inflamation of the glands leading to mastitis, cold weather doesn't help either I've noticed.

Lano Lynn

while weather and lack of grass is not helping I am convinced that a huge component of the suseptability to mastitis is genetic .

far to many pedigree breeders breeding off ewes just because she won her class as a lamb or whatever even though she developed mastitis in her first or second lactation.and relying on foster ewes to rear the lambs.

this is bad enough but the rise in ET is making this even more common.
(Heard of a case where a hogget bought for thousands had mastitis with her first crop and produced nearly 20 embryos that back end a clear case of misuse of a good tool:mad:)

Dickie10

i got four ewes with mastitis about 4 weeks lambed, is it cold weather? it happened a single as well so she wasnt under pressure for milk. all ewes had plenty of milk and were fed well. anyone any ideas? also how quickly can lambs survive without milk, i have two big lambs 5 weeks old eating plenty of creep and nuts, would they need milk for another week or two? they dont come looking for the bottle, but when you catch them and give it they drink , this is done just once a day