Reproduction Management Seasonal Changes in Reproduction

Seasonal changes in reproduction are driven largely by day length, which influences when ewes cycle, conceive, and lamb most successfully.

Understanding how breeding activity shifts throughout the year helps producers plan mating seasons and better align lambing with forage availability, labor, and market goals.

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Camren Maierle, American Lamb Board

This video walks through how seasonal reproduction limits lamb supply and depresses fall prices, then covers practical approaches to out-of-season breeding: selecting aseasonal breeds like Dorsets and Polypays, leveraging the ram effect, flushing dry ewes to good body condition, using CIDRs, and turning out high-libido, fertility-tested rams.

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