Breeding Management programe for Sheep and Goats
Breeding management Program
Preparing for the Breeding Season Below are some suggested management practices:
| Animal | Period of Breeding | Management Activities | Optional Activities |
| Does and Ewes |
2-3 weeks prior to breeding
Breeding day
Mid Pregnancy
6 weeks pregnant
Lambing and Kidding |
-flush (provide additional feeding)
-check for body condition scoring to monitor nutrition and health status
-deworm the does and ewes -check and trim their hooves -breed does and ewes of BCS between 3.0 and 4.0
-place bucks and ram for 42 days (approximately 2months) -record breeding date and BCS -continue monitoring BCS
-monitor for signs of abortion -vaccinate
-Increase feeding ewes and does
-Be available to assist with lambing problems. -Apply iodine to lambs’ navals. -Strip ewes’ teats. -Get lambs to nurse. -Keep ewe and lambs in lambing kraals 1-3 days. -Identify lambs. -Provide creep ration. -Observe ewes and lambs daily. -Deworm ewes, dock lambs and castrate ram lambs. -Separate ewes with singles from those with twins or triplets. |
-Record all production and financial data
-check for signs of illness -observe animals daily -Try not to handle the animals over 3 months of pregnancy -do not overstock your animals -be on the reach during kidding and lambing |
| Bucks and Rams |
6-8 weeks prior to breeding
3 weeks prior to breeding season |
-make sure the bucks and rams are in a separate kraal to provide rest prior to breeding season
-provide extra feed to increase BCS of 3.0 and below
-Have a breed soundness exam
-deworm the rams -vaccinate -check and trim hooves |
-determine health and quality of the rams and bucks
-monitor nutrition of the animals |
145 days gestation chart for sheep and Goats
| 145 Day Sheep Gestation Table | |||||||||||||
| Date of Service |
Watch for Lambs |
Date of Service |
Watch for Lambs |
Date of Service |
Watch for Lambs |
Date of Service |
Watch for Lambs |
Date of Service |
Watch for Lambs |
Date of Service |
Watch for Lambs |
Date of Service |
Watch for Lambs |
| Jan. 1 | May 26 | Feb. 24 | Jul. 19 | Apr. 19 | Sep. 11 | Jun. 12 | Nov. 4 | Aug. 5 | Dec. 28 | Sep. 28 | Feb. 20 | Nov. 21 | Apr. 15 |
| Jan. 2 | May 27 | Feb. 25 | Jul. 20 | Apr. 20 | Sep. 12 | Jun. 13 | Nov. 5 | Aug. 6 | Dec. 29 | Sep. 29 | Feb. 21 | Nov. 22 | Apr. 16 |
| Jan. 3 | May 28 | Feb. 26 | Jul. 21 | Apr. 21 | Sep. 13 | Jun. 14 | Nov. 6 | Aug. 7 | Dec. 30 | Sep. 30 | Feb. 22 | Nov. 23 | Apr. 17 |
| Jan. 4 | May 29 | Feb. 27 | Jul. 22 | Apr. 22 | Sep. 14 | Jun. 15 | Nov. 7 | Aug. 8 | Dec. 31 | Oct. 01 | Feb. 23 | Nov. 24 | Apr. 18 |
| Jan. 5 | May 30 | Feb. 28 | Jul. 23 | Apr. 23 | Sep. 15 | Jun. 16 | Nov. 8 | Aug. 9 | Jan. 1 | Oct. 2 | Feb. 24 | Nov. 25 | Apr. 19 |
| Jan. 6 | May 31 | Mar. 1 | Jul. 24 | Apr. 24 | Sep. 16 | Jun. 17 | Nov. 9 | Aug. 10 | Jan. 2 | Oct. 3 | Feb. 25 | Nov. 26 | Apr. 20 |
| Jan. 7 | Jun. 1 | Mar. 2 | Jul. 25 | Apr. 25 | Sep. 17 | Jun. 18 | Nov. 10 | Aug. 11 | Jan. 3 | Oct. 4 | Feb. 26 | Nov. 27 | Apr. 21 |
| Jan. 8 | Jun. 2 | Mar. 3 | Jul. 26 | Apr. 26 | Sep. 18 | Jun. 19 | Nov. 11 | Aug. 12 | Jan. 4 | Oct. 5 | Feb. 27 | Nov. 28 | Apr. 22 |
| Jan. 9 | Jun. 3 | Mar. 4 | Jul. 27 | Apr. 27 | Sep. 19 | Jun. 20 | Nov. 12 | Aug. 13 | Jan. 5 | Oct. 6 | Feb. 28 | Nov. 29 | Apr. 23 |
| Jan. 10 | Jun. 4 | Mar. 5 | Jul. 28 | Apr. 28 | Sep. 20 | Jun. 21 | Nov. 13 | Aug. 14 | Jan. 6 | Oct. 7 | Mar. 1 | Nov. 30 | Apr. 24 |
| Jan. 11 | Jun. 5 | Mar. 6 | Jul. 29 | Apr. 29 | Sep. 21 | Jun. 22 | Nov. 14 | Aug. 15 | Jan. 7 | Oct. 8 | Mar. 2 | Dec. 1 | Apr. 25 |
| Jan. 12 | Jun. 6 | Mar. 7 | Jul. 30 | Apr. 30 | Sep. 22 | Jun. 23 | Nov. 15 | Aug. 16 | Jan. 8 | Oct. 9 | Mar. 3 | Dec. 2 | Apr. 26 |
| Jan. 13 | Jun. 7 | Mar. 8 | Jul. 31 | May 1 | Sep. 23 | Jun. 24 | Nov. 16 | Aug. 17 | Jan. 9 | Oct. 10 | Mar. 4 | Dec. 3 | Apr. 27 |
| Jan. 14 | Jun. 8 | Mar. 9 | Aug. 1 | May. 2 | Sep. 24 | Jun. 25 | Nov. 17 | Aug. 18 | Jan. 10 | Oct. 11 | Mar. 5 | Dec. 4 | Apr. 28 |
| Jan. 15 | Jun. 9 | Mar. 10 | Aug. 2 | May. 3 | Sep. 25 | Jun. 26 | Nov. 18 | Aug. 19 | Jan. 11 | Oct. 12 | Mar. 6 | Dec. 5 | Apr. 29 |
| Jan. 16 | Jun. 10 | Mar. 11 | Aug. 3 | May. 4 | Sep. 26 | Jun. 27 | Nov. 19 | Aug. 20 | Jan. 12 | Oct. 13 | Mar. 7 | Dec. 6 | Apr. 30 |
| Jan. 17 | Jun. 11 | Mar. 12 | Aug. 4 | May. 5 | Sep. 27 | Jun. 28 | Nov. 20 | Aug. 21 | Jan. 13 | Oct. 14 | Mar. 8 | Dec. 7 | May. 1 |
| Jan. 18 | Jun. 12 | Mar. 13 | Aug. 5 | May. 6 | Sep. 28 | Jun. 29 | Nov. 21 | Aug. 22 | Jan. 14 | Oct. 15 | Mar. 9 | Dec. 8 | May. 2 |
| Jan. 19 | Jun. 13 | Mar. 14 | Aug. 6 | May 7 | Sep. 29 | Jun. 30 | Nov. 22 | Aug. 23 | Jan. 15 | Oct. 16 | Mar. 10 | Dec. 9 | May. 3 |
| Jan. 20 | Jun. 14 | Mar. 15 | Aug. 7 | May. 8 | Sep. 30 | Jul. 1 | Nov. 23 | Aug. 24 | Jan. 16 | Oct. 17 | Mar. 11 | Dec. 10 | May 4 |
| Jan. 21 | Jun. 15 | Mar. 16 | Aug. 8 | May. 9 | Oct. 1 | Jul. 2 | Nov. 24 | Aug. 25 | Jan. 17 | Oct. 18 | Mar. 12 | Dec. 11 | May. 5 |
| Jan. 22 | Jun. 16 | Mar. 17 | Aug. 9 | May. 10 | Oct. 2 | Jul. 3 | Nov. 25 | Aug. 26 | Jan. 18 | Oct. 19 | Mar. 13 | Dec. 12 | May. 6 |
| Jan. 23 | Jun. 17 | Mar. 18 | Aug. 10 | May 11 | Oct. 3 | Jul. 4 | Nov. 26 | Aug. 27 | Jan. 19 | Oct. 20 | Mar. 14 | Dec. 13 | May 7 |
| Jan. 24 | Jun. 18 | Mar. 19 | Aug. 11 | May 12 | Oct. 4 | Jul. 5 | Nov. 27 | Aug. 28 | Jan. 20 | Oct. 21 | Mar. 15 | Dec. 14 | May 8 |
| Jan. 25 | Jun. 19 | Mar. 20 | Aug. 12 | May 13 | Oct. 5 | Jul. 6 | Nov. 28 | Aug. 29 | Jan. 21 | Oct. 22 | Mar. 16 | Dec. 15 | May 9 |
| Jan. 26 | Jun. 20 | Mar. 21 | Aug. 13 | May 14 | Oct. 6 | Jul. 7 | Nov. 29 | Aug. 30 | Jan. 22 | Oct. 23 | Mar. 17 | Dec. 16 | May 10 |
| Jan. 27 | Jun. 21 | Mar. 22 | Aug. 14 | May 15 | Oct. 7 | Jul. 8 | Nov. 30 | Aug. 31 | Jan. 23 | Oct. 24 | Mar. 18 | Dec. 17 | May. 11 |
| Jan. 28 | Jun. 22 | Mar. 23 | Aug. 15 | May 16 | Oct. 8 | Jul. 9 | Dec. 1 | Sept. 1 | Jan. 24 | Oct. 25 | Mar. 19 | Dec. 18 | May. 12 |
| Jan. 29 | Jun. 23 | Mar. 24 | Aug. 16 | May 17 | Oct. 9 | Jul. 10 | Dec. 2 | Sept. 2 | Jan. 25 | Oct. 26 | Mar. 20 | Dec. 19 | May. 13 |
| Jan. 30 | Jun. 24 | Mar. 25 | Aug. 17 | May 18 | Oct. 10 | Jul. 11 | Dec. 3 | Sept. 3 | Jan. 26 | Oct. 27 | Mar. 21 | Dec. 20 | May. 14 |
| Jan. 31 | Jun. 25 | Mar. 26 | Aug. 18 | May 19 | Oct. 11 | Jul. 12 | Dec. 4 | Sept. 4 | Jan. 27 | Oct. 28 | Mar. 22 | Dec. 21 | May. 15 |
| Feb. 1 | Jun. 26 | Mar. 27 | Aug. 19 | May 20 | Oct. 12 | Jul. 13 | Dec. 5 | Sept. 5 | Jan. 28 | Oct. 29 | Mar. 23 | Dec. 22 | May. 16 |
| Feb. 2 | Jun. 27 | Mar. 28 | Aug. 20 | May 21 | Oct. 13 | Jul. 14 | Dec. 6 | Sept. 6 | Jan. 29 | Oct. 30 | Mar. 24 | Dec. 23 | May. 17 |
| Feb. 3 | Jun. 28 | Mar. 29 | Aug. 21 | May 22 | Oct. 14 | Jul. 15 | Dec. 7 | Sept. 7 | Jan. 30 | Oct. 31 | Mar. 25 | Dec. 24 | May. 18 |
| Feb. 4 | Jun. 29 | Mar. 30 | Aug. 22 | May 23 | Oct. 15 | Jul. 16 | Dec. 8 | Sept. 8 | Jan. 31 | Nov. 1 | Mar. 26 | Dec. 25 | May. 19 |
| Feb. 5 | Jun. 30 | Mar. 31 | Aug. 23 | May 24 | Oct. 16 | Jul. 17 | Dec. 9 | Sept. 9 | Feb. 1 | Nov. 2 | Mar. 27 | Dec. 26 | May. 20 |
| Feb. 6 | Jul. 1 | Apr. 1 | Aug. 24 | May 25 | Oct. 17 | Jul. 18 | Dec. 10 | Sept. 10 | Feb. 2 | Nov. 3 | Mar. 28 | Dec. 27 | May. 21 |
| Feb. 7 | Jul. 2 | Apr. 2 | Aug. 25 | May 26 | Oct. 18 | Jul. 19 | Dec. 11 | Sept. 11 | Feb. 3 | Nov. 4 | Mar. 29 | Dec. 28 | May. 22 |
| Feb. 8 | Jul. 3 | Apr. 3 | Aug. 26 | May 27 | Oct. 19 | Jul. 20 | Dec. 12 | Sept. 12 | Feb. 4 | Nov. 5 | Mar. 30 | Dec. 29 | May. 23 |
| Feb. 9 | Jul. 4 | Apr. 4 | Aug. 27 | May 28 | Oct. 20 | Jul. 21 | Dec. 13 | Sept. 13 | Feb. 5 | Nov. 6 | Mar. 31 | Dec. 30 | May. 24 |
| Feb. 10 | Jul. 5 | Apr. 5 | Aug. 28 | May 29 | Oct. 21 | Jul. 22 | Dec. 14 | Sept. 14 | Feb. 6 | Nov. 7 | Apr. 1 | Dec. 31 | May. 25 |
| Feb. 11 | Jul. 6 | Apr. 6 | Aug. 29 | May 30 | Oct. 22 | Jul. 23 | Dec. 15 | Sept. 15 | Feb. 7 | Nov. 8 | Apr. 2 | ||
| Feb. 12 | Jul. 7 | Apr. 7 | Aug. 30 | May 31 | Oct. 23 | Jul. 24 | Dec. 16 | Sept. 16 | Feb. 8 | Nov. 9 | Apr. 3 | ||
| Feb. 13 | Jul. 8 | Apr. 8 | Aug. 31 | Jun. 1 | Oct. 24 | Jul. 25 | Dec. 17 | Sept. 17 | Feb. 9 | Nov. 10 | Apr. 4 | ||
| Feb. 14 | Jul. 9 | Apr. 9 | Sep. 1 | Jun. 2 | Oct. 25 | Jul. 26 | Dec. 18 | Sept. 18 | Feb. 10 | Nov. 11 | Apr. 5 | ||
| Feb. 15 | Jul. 10 | Apr. 10 | Sep. 2 | Jun. 3 | Oct. 26 | Jul. 27 | Dec. 19 | Sept. 19 | Feb. 11 | Nov. 12 | Apr. 6 | ||
| Feb. 16 | Jul. 11 | Apr. 11 | Sep. 3 | Jun. 4 | Oct. 27 | Jul. 28 | Dec. 20 | Sept. 20 | Feb. 12 | Nov. 13 | Apr. 7 | ||
| Feb. 17 | Jul. 12 | Apr. 12 | Sep. 4 | Jun. 5 | Oct. 28 | Jul. 29 | Dec. 22 | Sept. 21 | Feb. 13 | Nov. 14 | Apr. 8 | ||
| Feb. 18 | Jul. 13 | Apr. 13 | Sep. 5 | Jun. 6 | Oct. 29 | Jul. 30 | Dec. 23 | Sept. 22 | Feb. 14 | Nov. 15 | Apr. 9 | ||
| Feb. 19 | Jul. 14 | Apr. 14 | Sep. 6 | Jun. 7 | Oct. 30 | Jul. 31 | Dec. 24 | Sept. 23 | Feb. 15 | Nov. 16 | Apr. 10 | ||
| Feb. 20 | Jul. 15 | Apr. 15 | Sep. 7 | Jun. 8 | Oct. 31 | Aug. 1 | Dec. 25 | Sept. 24 | Feb. 16 | Nov. 17 | Apr. 11 | ||
| Feb. 21 | Jul. 16 | Apr. 16 | Sep. 8 | Jun. 9 | Nov. 1 | Aug. 2 | Dec. 26 | Sept. 25 | Feb. 17 | Nov. 18 | Apr. 12 | ||
| Feb. 22 | Jul. 17 | Apr. 17 | Sep. 9 | Jun. 10 | Nov. 2 | Aug. 3 | Dec. 27 | Sept. 26 | Feb. 18 | Nov. 19 | Apr. 13 | ||
| Feb. 23 | Jul. 18 | Apr. 18 | Sep. 10 | Jun. 11 | Nov. 3 | Aug. 4 | Dec. 28 | Sept. 27 | Feb. 19 | Nov. 20 | Apr. 14 | ||
Source: http://www.tvsp.org/gestation.html
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