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Crop Ewes

  • 04-03-2016 9:47pm
    #1
    paul1982a
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭


    Quick question..interested in some sheep terminology i read today.... when people refer to a 2 crop / 3 crop or 4 crop ewe etc what are they referring to? The number of times the ewe has lambed? Age? ......also what is a 'dam' refer to?

    Thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    you're right on the crop, I don't think it should be used as there's some ewe's that have their first crop as hoggets and others as 2 year olds

    dam = genetic mother


  • #3
    paul1982a
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭paul1982a


    ganmo wrote: »
    you're right on the crop, I don't think it should be used as there's some ewe's that have their first crop as hoggets and others as 2 year olds

    dam = genetic mother

    Thanks bud for explanation much appreciated!


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