[Jacob-list] HELP! Springtime Problems...

[Neal and Louise Grose]

I find that it is not unusual to start the lambing season with a few lambs that are born dead or die soon thereafter. Often, it seems like these are premature births, form younger ewes. I seldom have problems after that. I suspect that this is due to a virus that the older ewes have resistance to. I hope everything goes well from here on out. 

It would certainly be worthwhile to have necropsies done if you have any more.

Neal 

North Carolina
  On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:10:01 -0800 (PST), Christopher Brantley wrote:
  > OK, I've had four lambs born thus far here... and four lambs have
  > died. The first was to a yearling and I wasn't terribly surprised
  > to find the lamb dead the next day as it was very small and the
  > mother was totally confused about what to do with it.
  >
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