Lambing Success Reducing Lamb Loss

Reducing lamb loss begins with proper ewe nutrition, good flock health planning, and careful lambing management before, during, and after birth.

Providing adequate colostrum, a clean environment, close observation, and rapid treatment of problems such as hypothermia, starvation, dystocia, and disease can greatly improve lamb survival and overall flock productivity.

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Dr. Kelsey Bentley, Kansas State University

Dr. Kelsey Bentley, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist at Kansas State University, covers reducing lamb death loss across pre-lambing and post-lambing windows. She walks through ewe body condition, CDT vaccination timing, abortion diagnostics, dystocia decisions, hypothermia thresholds, and the colostrum hierarchy that determines whether weak lambs make it through the first 48 hours.

American Lamb Board

Reducing Lamb Loss

Track when and why lamb losses happen. Target what you can prevent. Save more lambs.

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