[Jacob-list] defect?

sbennett sbennett at teleport.com
Sun Mar 11 09:59:04 EST 2001


Not just one very small lamb, I've seen three now. Yesterday, after I 
posted to the list, Baatara (Navaho-Churro ewe lamb who escaped at 
breeding time and went straight to the Jacob ram), gave birth to twins 
(not early this time; gestation was 149 days). One 2 pounder and one 6 
pounder. It's not a selenium deficiency - the vet has us inject BOSE 
about 6-8 weeks before lambing each year.

Debbie

>
>>So, last year, I thought maybe this was a genetic defect. Now I'm 
>>thinking that Itty Bitty was a preemie and breeding ewes as lambs is not 
>>a particularly good idea. Has anybody else seen this, have any thoughts 
>>on this?
>
>Hello Debbie (& List),
>	We had something simmilar with a couple of our goat kids last year.   Our
>mutual neighbor advised giving a couple of doses of BoSe, one a day, I
>think.  And we did see an improvement over the course of a couple of days.
snipped

Penelope




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