Young ewes with mastitis

case5130

Had two this week with twin lambs and they got mastitis...lambs born 17 March any reason this would happen

Lano Lynn

lots of reasons but I am convinced genetics plays a very important role in how prone a sheep is likely to contract mastitis.

there are some breeds that are more suseptable
(i am guessing they are texel crosses)

when you say young do you mean hoggets rearing twins is very severe drain as they are trying to grow putting pressure on the immune system.

were they shorn recently?

case5130

Lano Lynn wrote: »

lots of reasons but I am convinced genetics plays a very important role in how prone a sheep is likely to contract mastitis.

there are some breeds that are more suseptable
(i am guessing they are texel crosses)

when you say young do you mean hoggets rearing twins is very severe drain as they are trying to grow putting pressure on the immune system.

were they shorn recently?

Shorn about a week and ya Higgins that had twins and ya there hiltex so I thought they would have the hardness but guess I was wrong ...saying that the rest have had no trouble at all nearly all lambed down on there own to

Lano Lynn

unfortunatly lots of top breeders think its ok to breed from ewes with mastitis (and a host of other defects)

and in my experience texel breeders are particularly fond of this (not all of them)

this is a terrible pity as the hiltex is a great sheep.

try to buy ur texel ram on farm and ask to see the dam visit farm in late may before they wean is about all you can do

two stories in particular are relevent here (somewhat linked) a 'top breeder' bought an inlamb gimmer in uk for north of 10grand she lambed down and developed mastitis what did he do he flushed her and got a heap of embryos...........second story was two veteran sheep men disgussing sourcing a stock ram neither of them would buy an et bred lamb as from what they had seen they doubted that the dam more than likely had mastitis or couldnt lamb herself.......

basicly 'top' breeders don't give a f*** about anything or anyone but themselves. Good breeders have good husbandry at the core of their breeding policy and are carrying the can for the other sort.

case5130

Lano Lynn wrote: »

unfortunatly lots of top breeders think its ok to breed from ewes with mastitis (and a host of other defects)

and in my experience texel breeders are particularly fond of this (not all of them)

this is a terrible pity as the hiltex is a great sheep.

try to buy ur texel ram on farm and ask to see the dam visit farm in late may before they wean is about all you can do

two stories in particular are relevent here (somewhat linked) a 'top breeder' bought an inlamb gimmer in uk for north of 10grand she lambed down and developed mastitis what did he do he flushed her and got a heap of embryos...........second story was two veteran sheep men disgussing sourcing a stock ram neither of them would buy an et bred lamb as from what they had seen they doubted that the dam more than likely had mastitis or couldnt lamb herself.......

basicly 'top' breeders don't give a f*** about anything or anyone but themselves. Good breeders have good husbandry at the core of their breeding policy and are carrying the can for the other sort.

Have a two year old pedigree texel ram with them that came from a proper breeder bought the hoggets of two different people and your theory relates to them perfectly

Might try get few good hoggets this year to breed replacements

Toying with the idea of few pedigree texel ewes