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What are the key techniques for assisting ewes at lambing in spring

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Every year in February-March, it is the peak season for ewes giving birth. To assist ewes at lambing, you need to master four key points: 1. Prenatal preparation. At this time the weather is turning warm but still cold, so before the ewe lambs, a lambing room must be prepared, with the temperature kept above 5°C, and disinfected with 2%-4% Lysol or 15%-20% wood ash water. The floor of the lambing room should be covered with dry grass or sand to keep it dry. At the same time, some disinfectants (such as alcohol, iodine tincture, etc.) and other tools should be properly prepared. 2. Normal delivery. When the ewe gives birth, the lamb first shows its two front

Every year in February-March, it is the peak season for ewes giving birth. To assist ewes at lambing, you need to master four key points:

1. Prenatal preparation. At this time the weather is turning warm but still cold, so before the ewe lambs, a lambing room must be prepared, with the temperature kept above 5°C, and disinfected with 2%-4% Lysol or 15%-20% wood ash water. The floor of the lambing room should be covered with dry grass or sand to keep it dry. At the same time, some disinfectants (such as alcohol, iodine tincture, etc.) and other tools should be properly prepared.

2. Normal delivery. When the ewe gives birth, the lamb first shows its two front hooves and its head and mouth along with the amniotic membrane, and 10-30 minutes after the water breaks, the lamb can be delivered smoothly. If the ewe is unable to deliver because the fetus is too large, hold the two front limbs with your hands and gently pull downward as the ewe strains. After the lamb is delivered, apply iodine to the umbilical stump on the lamb's body to prevent omphalitis. After delivery is complete, help the lamb suckle colostrum as early as possible.

3. Assisted delivery. If the fetal position is abnormal, raise the ewe's hindquarters, push the exposed part of the fetus back, insert your hand into the birth canal, correct the fetal position, stretch the ewe's vagina open with your hands, pull the fetus's two front limbs out and then push them back in, and repeat 3-4 times to deliver it.

4. First aid for frozen stiff lambs. For a frozen stiff lamb, immediately move it to a warm room, place it in 38°C water and gradually raise the water temperature to 40°C (with the head exposed), and after a 20-30 minute warm water bath, perform artificial respiration; it can generally be revived.

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