Q Project The Gambol Factor

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Q ProjectThe Gambol Factor
Bicton College
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First signs of lambing?
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Question Why would the shepherd suspect this
sheep will lamb soon?
Answer The sheep is isolating herself
Answer There are physical signs
Answer The sheep is not feeding
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First signs of lambing
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Question The ewe seems slimmer why is this?
Answer The unborn lambs are moving
Answer The ewe has been observed not to be
feeding for a while
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Bleeding sheep
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What are the possible reasons for bleeding
occurring?
Answer The sheep is injured
Answer The sheep is ill
Answer The ewe is starting to lamb
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Nesting
The ewe may be restless at this stage, and also
have some loss of blood
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Water bag
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Question What does the water bag indicate?
Answer That the lamb is dead
Answer That the lamb is alive
Answer That the lamb will be born very soon
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Star gazing
Question This is a classic sign of?
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Answer Indigestion
Answer Milk fever
Answer Lambing imminent
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Contractions
Question What should you do at this stage?
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Answer Check her using minimum disturbance
Answer Catch her
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Head showing
Question How long before the lamb should be born?
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Answer 10 minutes
Answer 1 hour
Answer 2 hours
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Birth at last!
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Question At this stage, it is critical that the
lamb is?
Answer Bleating
Answer Suckling
Answer Breathing
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Stood on my own four feet
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Question The lamb needs colostrum within?
Answer 6 minutes
Answer 6 hours
Answer 6 days
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First signs of lambing

• Yes the sheep would generally isolate themselves

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First sign of lambing

• Yes the sheep may eat less than normal

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First signs of lambing

• No, there may not necessarily be any physical
  signs at this early stage

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The ewe appears thinner

• Yes, the lambs would be moving from the uterus
  through the cervix.

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The ewe appears thinner

• No, a shepherd would take action long before any
  weight loss could occur

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Bleeding

• No, the sheep would not normally bleed in this
  way.

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Bleeding

• Yes, this is an initial sign that the lambing
  process is about to start.
• A shepherd would make note of the ewes showing
  signs of bleeding and regularly (every 30
  minutes) observe for any signs of progress of the
  birth.

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Water bag

• Yes, this is the start of the lambing process

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Water bag

• No, the water bag showing does not indicate
  whether the lamb is alive or not.

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Star gazing - indigestion

• No this is not a sign of indigestion

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Star gazing Milk fever

• No this is not a sign of milk fever

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Star gazing Lambing imminent

• Yes the lamb should be born very soon

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Contractions Check with minimum disturbance

• Yes, the ewe must be checked, but very carefully.
• You would check that the lambs head is showing
  and that the feet are in a normal position. (The
  diving position)

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Contractions

• No, you must not try to catch the ewe as this may
  cause her to be distressed and affect the birth
  cycle.

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Head showing

• The lamb, or first lamb should be born within 10
  minutes from the time that the head is visible.
• If there is more than one lamb to be born, the
  time scale of the deliveries can vary, but
  normally within 30 minutes for the next delivery.

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Birth at last! - bleating

• No, the lamb may not bleat for a few hours, you
  may find that some lambs may bleat straight away
  and then constantly!

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Birth at last! - suckling

• No, the lamb may not suckle for up to 30 minutes.
• If the lamb has not suckled within 30 minutes the
  shepherd would take action to encourage suckling.

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Birth at last! - breathing

• Yes, the most important sign at this stage is
  that the lamb is breathing.
• To find out if the lamb is breathing, check that
  there is movement of the chest cavity and that
  the lambs head is held up.

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Stood on my own four feet!

• The lamb needs Colostrum within 6 hours.
• Because it builds their immunity to diseases at
  this early stage

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