[Jacob-list] SUED question

[Linda]

So often questions are answered privately, when public replies would 
benefit us all. It's possible (likely) that someone will disagree if you 
respond publicly, but so what? That's how we learn.
I agree that I would not and do not cull for a minor notch. I cull for 
traits that are discomforting, but if I have to grab a sheep and pull 
his/her eyelid up to the top of the head to see a notch, I'm not going 
to cull on that. Interesting that you mentioned the tufts. One of my 
lambs born on Monday has a huge tuft. I just looked at it and thought 
bad SUED. I grabbed him up yesterday to show someone a case of SUED. I 
really had to pull to get the notch to show up. When I can get Dave to 
hold while I photograph, I'll get some pictures.I did had two previous 
lambs with a big tuft like that and both did have SUED to the point of 
being a threat to their well being. This guy just has something you 
wouldn't see unless you worked at it.
Linda.

On 3/14/2012 6:19 PM, Jennifer wrote:

> I just want to say , That I am so proud to see the Jacob breeders 

> openly commenting on this... When I first got our  Jacob sheep, so 

> many of these unique issues we have with our breed, I felt like, were 

> on the list of things you dont talk about.. and when I would ask a 

> question, it was always privatley answered rather than open to all to 

> see...Its thru this open exchange of information that we all learn.

> Perhaps Im too open, and have put out there issues I have had with my 

> flock.. stuff I thought was the end of the earth, but after seeing 

> things become more openly discussed, I felt like "thank goodness Im 

> not the only one"

> As an Extension Agent, the closed door policy of so many types of 

> livestock breeding is frustrating.. Ive had Club Lamb folks refuse to 

> show me what is in their grain mix, as it is their secret recipe, yet 

> they want me to figure out if they are having a nutritional issue in 

> their flock....Sigh.

> My best ewe has a mild case of SUED.  Up to this point ( I cant guess 

> what the future brings)  she has not had a lamb with SUED, but I have 

> had an unrealted lamb that did!

> I do want to ask about the tufts of hair that supposedly indicate  

> SUED in lambs.  I have a lamb, that has these big bold hair tufts... 

> He also had a gooey eye... I just made the assumption that it was 

> SUED.... I ended up taking him to the vet as I was curious if there 

> was anything to be done to make him more comfortable...the eye was 

> pretty irritated.....It turned out he had an injury to his 3rd 

> eyelid.. a tear, that looks like maybe when he was just getting 

> around, perhaps he caught it on something.  The vet snipped off a 

> small piece of his  inner eyelid.. and all is well.. no drippy eye, no 

> irritation... no SUED.. yet he has the extra clump of hair!

> Jennifer Tucker

> www.MooseMtnRanch.com <http://www.MooseMtnRanch.com>

>

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