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Ewes repeating

  • 03-11-2016 5:35pm
    #1
    Lanark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    Why do ewes repeat even if the ram has served her properly?


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  • #2
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Lanark wrote: »
    Why do ewes repeat even if the ram has served her properly?

    Same as cows I suppose.idk tbh tho


  • #3
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    Conception is not a guaranteed result of a service. Only a percentage will ever take hold. Same throughout the animal kingdom.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #4
    grassroot1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭grassroot1


    And for that at times we are glad/relieved


  • #5
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    To be blunt.....because they weren't in lamb!

    Could be any number of reasons.....I found this forum good for info

    This year we had 4 out of 89 repeat after 17 days (out to 5 weeks with the rams now)....a marked improvement on a few years ago...

    ..from just basic things picked up on here and some improved management/being more strict on culling

    Hoping to increase numbers when I get home


  • #6
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Same here ram could be in for 5 weeks. Last year I had zero empties in the main flock. However nearly everything lambed in 3 weeks. For the 1-2% that needed two cycles, they had singles and were culled afterwards.


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