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Lambing records at the Cornell Sheep Farm

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Last 5 years

Past summaries (year and lambing season):

Ewe age distribution

June 2011 birth weights

 
 
Lambing season

Item
June 09
August 09
October 09
January 10
March 10

Year1

Lambing dates
28 May - 30 Jun 09
7 Aug - 3 Oct 09
3 Oct - 19 Nov 09
23 Dec 09 - 12 Feb 2010
7 Mar 10 - 23 Apr 10

28 May 09 - 23 Apr 10

Lambings
153
116
83
247
134
733

Lambs delivered
282
186
149
483
265
1363

Lambs delivered per lambing

1.84
1.60
1.80
1.96
1.98
1.86

Lambs born alive
275
170
141
432
235
1241

Lambs born alive per lambing

1.80
1.47
1.70
1.75
1.75
1.69

Lambs alive at 60 days

258

142

134

407

212

1152

Lambs alive at 60 days per lambing1
1.69
1.22
1.61
1.65
1.58
1.57

Death loss at 60 days, % of delivered

8.5
23.7
10.1
15.7
20.0
15.5

Death loss at 60 days, % of alive at birth
6.2
16.5
5.0
5.8
9.8
7.9

1May not sum to total of lambing seasons because a few ewes lambed outside of scheduled lambing seasons and therefore they and their lambs were not counted in the seasonal columns.

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