Body Condition Scoring in sheep: What you need to know Appropriate body condition is important not only for general health, but it is also directly linked to fertility and conception rates. Both fat (>4) and thin (<2) ewes can suffer from reduced conception rates and therefore the chances of a successful mating are lower. A score of 3 – 3.5 is ideal for tupping time. Those ewes identified with a lower score can be put onto good pasture or given supplementary feed before mating. Remember it takes 4-6 weeks on good pasture to increase a body condition score by 0.

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Sponsored Happy Birthday Derwent Vale Farm Vets! The 1st June 2022 marked the one year anniversary of Ryedale's newest, independent farm veterinary practice opening its doors. What a year we have had! On top of our routine fertility work, flock and herd health planning we have been kept busy this spring with calvings and lambings. Our vets were itching to start using our sheep caesarean table, and they were certainly not disappointed! We have a purpose-built room which allows us to safely hospitalise small ruminants that require more intensive medical treatment or surgery.

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