CATTLE BEHAVIOUR BASICS: PART 4 Calf rearing: Fostering: Housing: Bobby calf; Premature calvesBy Dr Clive Dalton The young calf The large gastric stomach (abomasum) of a milk-fed calf. Note the very small rumen on the left of the picture. When do calves become ruminants?Calves start to chew hay and straw if provided in their pen … Read more
Sheep, husbandry, lambing, lamb mortality, identifying causes, feeding the dam, increasing fertility, multiple births, twins, triplet problems, actions on small & large farms, fostering methods, colostrum types, feeding with stomach tube. By Dr Clive Dalton Lamb mortality is the most frustrating part of keeping sheep. After planning and working all year to produce a lamb … Read more
SHEEP BEHAVIOUR BASICS: PART 2 Reproduction: Lambing: Lamb survival: Fostering By Dr Clive Dalton The ewe Signs of oestrus in the ewe These are not very obvious compared to cattle. Here are some: The ram The “ram effect” Lambing Ewe behaviour prior to lambing On the birth site: Burglar ewes Mothering and lamb survival A … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton The female Signs of oestrusSows and gilts in oestrus show any combination of the following signs: Mating Female behaviour before birth Signs of birth Behaviour during birth Early sow and piglet behaviour after birth Fostering piglets The systems used are: The male Boar behaviour and handling Boars and Artificial Insemination (AI) … Read more