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THE BREEDING EWE
SEASONABLE CARE
DANGER 'OF OVER-FEEDING
'It :. .seasonable to remind
asheelpowners in: the colder dis
t;,:,'rietts 'that. if the .best results are..,
"tio :be olbtained,'iand risk of losses:
from the' disease known as. tox-,:,
Saeniiad of :pregnancy avoided, dis-.'
.':cretion must be exercised in the': '
- 'feedlng. and: l ·mranagement of the'
lbreedinig ewe.' ' ' - ''
..'The alim should be to have the ewe
In good .but not in an over-fat condi
tion,..just before lambing, points 'out
i iieparimental pamphlet' on.: the
cause and prevention of the above-'
mentioned disease. The conditioln is
al'so .knowvn by a number of other.
names, including ante-partum paraly-,
sis, parturient paresis, and twii'lamb:
disease. It is a nutritional disease as
sociated with pregnancy, and is not
contaglous. It occurs in pregnant
awes shortly before lambing, .'aid
.those ewes carrying twin lambs are
inost likeiy to be affected..Ewes carry-.
Ing single lambs are also subject to.
the condition. ' " .. . . ...
GOOD MANAGEMENT:i
The essentkals in prevention -are
closely Wrapped up in good breeding
e~'e husbandry. The' indicat!ons are
that rational management shouks .be
practised throughott the whole of the
'i-lamb period. The ewes should be
kept in good condition by judici6o?s
feeding, and not allowed to become
over-fat, or to suffer as a rdsult it
malnutrition Al.owing the: ewes t
run on comparatively poor pasturag!:
and then placing themr on exktra. god
feed .just prior'o lrambing isi as7
equally bad practic? as the converse..
.Many 'cases are on lrecord where ewes
closely confined ron ich pastursge
tlihroughou::ti the lho'e of the gestation
,eriod have'l s'orj-umbed to: this
diseas.- Conver~sely. many cases are
redorded whe.e undelr-feeding and un
balanced feediing as ocirs in droughi
fime; hais9i api?air enily been respons
ible for the conditI on.
NEED FOR :A:3BALANCEO . RATION
There is,;much :'evidence to shl
tliat prolonged improper feeding may
piroduce .the, condition. The questioni
of the hand .feeding of eawes in lamb
should receive greateir. consideration,
that the. feeding of:: dry sheep, nod
from' the point of view of an additional
allowance .of concentrates; but with
thle idea of a better balanced ration,
ahd .the avoidance of constipation.. ';
'-,Dreeding ewes parti ularly meriiios,
sliduld not be.confinedi to small areas
oft good .pasturage, .t sliould be al
lowed a. large enouglih arca :fori-exer'
cise in obtaining thieir'f 'od. I f £6-is
:impossible, as it may be sometimes on
small .farms, .judicio us .daily. exerci
ing'of the ewes: by .?iriving,: if. they:
are very 'fat Is' jjustifia'blel and 'i!ely
to: be attended .with ·good results:
i.Frequen'ty tl.e feed ~ lis;' good; b.~iut
.rather;. dry:..and. as the .e.weas; are ..in:
good cobidition,' tliey are 'not, moved
from the pasturei Tlie removal.- of
these ewes to 'green feed prior;to the
commencement of lamilng .will:frtr p
quently. 'prevent the developmen'i :of
toxaemia of pregnancy;" .provided the
sheep 'are.not confinedito a small area
for any: lengthpl'bf time. . I -.:*':/
PI NTS: I0 N i-#AiN D HD FEEDING
If tlhe. ec s are being blind fed, con
sidei ation should be giveni to balnc
loig thie' riatio i, and theii" sheep sliodi' d
beifedl ind a diiffeient place each siay to
prevent ??heni standing -about in tlihe
on 'place. a siting foi: the :feed to be
poit :out.: A drought is ?eldomn soi ?ad
tiihatthe sh eepl are unable to plt cikt:
something in the .day of : ouih g.e
abotti the paddock. Such roughliaige
as ists in" balanciing thie ?ati In a
dition adlso, the: sheep obtin :natieral
ekei:cise which li :ver ; desirabie"in
ali: animals for ward in1 pi egnancy it
is advisaild: to avoid .:driving a:ees
hivcihll' are-in iauier tre poor conditibli
bu't tuail esercise ohbtnaiied : m'oving
about the Ipaiiddock i :to:tlit i:-advan
loge.
TIe piolongeid .fediig of such
ewes.i:l e o?ine class of :feed, :be i
:Iay aieiige .. kdrrajong: '(ofili otlie'r
scru) r i0 concentrates 'should be.
aoided: Such feeding nilshit carry dir
sheep thirougli: iluite "s?fely,. but: is:
kl:-"8.y to be. followed' by an appear
ainne of the disease.i eferred to ln the
case of ,pregnant' owes. 'A change of
feled is very desirable, and an :at-.
temit sli .ould' aways be; nide 't'I bal
ance the feel if possible 'by feeding
lhay wih grain or other concentrates,
a simall quantity of ;bran., w?tlh .chaff.
gratin :wltli: sciub, and .so, on. In addi
tion,' a laxattle salt lick, should be
made aval.able for the ·e:kes. The foi
lowing is recommended?-: ,- :
Coarse salt ?-. ' 65': parts
Sterlllsed bone meai. ?;::.:15i parts"
Glauber calts 2.. 20 "parts
"Molasses is useful'.l diring. dry
oerlods on account:botlf iof its feed
va'ue and laxatliv;c action. It should
lot, however; be addeld i:iany great
quantity to a salt lick, otherwise the
sheep may eat.too much"salt. If add
'd to a lick. 5 Varts to 100 parts of
lick Is sufficient. It should be broken.
,lown witls water, poured over the
1ck, and thoroughly mixed.
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