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Sponging ewes

  • 01-08-2015 7:10pm
    #1
    early_riser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭


    Many doing it this year? Local stockist says their is a lack of pmsg and that its hard got when i went in the other day, anyone else having this problem?


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  • #2
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    early_riser wrote: »
    Many doing it this year? Local stockist says their is a lack of pmsg and that its hard got when i went in the other day, anyone else having this problem?

    You don't need PMSG.
    I only used a spong on a group of ewes last year and they came in heat the same day as the other ewes that got PMSG and I found no difference in the % of lambs born.

    I think PMSG is used to synchronize ewes more so for AI.


  • #3
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Arrow in the Knee wrote: »
    You don't need PMSG.
    I only used a spong on a group of ewes last year and they came in heat the same day as the other ewes that got PMSG and I found no difference in the % of lambs born.

    I think PMSG is used to synchronize ewes more so for AI.

    It helps conception if you're sponging out of season, when were your ewes lambing


  • #4
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    rangler1 wrote: »
    It helps conception if you're sponging out of season, when were your ewes lambing

    They were lambing in early January this year so sponged mid-August last year.

    Edit: I mean sponged late July. Sponges in for 14 days then pulled out and 36 hours later let the ram in.


  • #5
    early_riser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭early_riser


    Arrow in the Knee wrote: »
    You don't need PMSG.
    I only used a spong on a group of ewes last year and they came in heat the same day as the other ewes that got PMSG and I found no difference in the % of lambs born.

    I think PMSG is used to synchronize ewes more so for AI.

    Yea i have done it before without the pmsg, always taught it helped with lambing % here thou.


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