Sponging ewes

early_riser

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?

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.

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

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.

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.