| | Sheep @ Purdue: Feeding Ewes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18) |
 | | The goals of the breeding season are to get ewes settled in as few of cycles as possible, minimize the number of open ewes, have ewes ovulate multiple eggs and have a low incidence of embryonic mortality. |
 | | A common method of flushing is to feed ewes one-half to one pound of a grain (corn, milo, oats) per day for about 30 days before turning in the rams and continuing for about two weeks after ram introduction. |
 | | Nutrition in late gestation is also influenced by weather conditions and the housing status of the ewes, fleece length, the number of lambs the ewes are gestating, and the body condition of the ewes. |
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