Fertility in sheep
For those early lambers!
Whether it’s to get the premium Easter prices, utilise the spring grass or produce good lambs for show time and sales, it can be advantageous to lamb early and here are a few options to advance your lambing:
|
Method |
Advanced |
Synchronisation |
|---|---|---|
| Ram (vasectomised or not) | No | Can do depending on stage of cycle |
| Melatonin (manipulating light hours or implant Regulin) | Yes | No |
| Prostaglandin | No | Can do depending on stage of cycle |
| Progesterone (chronogest sponge or new for this year CIDR- ovis) | Yes if used with PMSG (ECG) | Yes |