[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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