Exempel på lambing

• The seasonal patterns, however, differ between outbreaks, and in a manner which does not reflect differences in the timing of lambing.

• Within 1 week of lambing, the ewes and lambs were moved onto 1 of 3 fields close to the farmhouse.

• However, the observed mean lambing date was 7 days later than expected.

• The ewes grazed this pasture until 82 days before the expected lambing date (day k82), at which time their litter size were assessed via ultrasonic scanning.

• The outbreak was probably due to exposure to dust contaminated by a passing flock of sheep, which at the time of the outbreak was engaged in lambing.

• This date was, on average, 21 days before lambing (day k21) and the observations during the 6-week mid-pregnancy feeding period have been presented relative to this mean day.

• The vaccine was less effective in lambs from farms where ewes were vaccinated prior to lambing, reducing infection from 3-5% to 2-5%, a reduction of 29%.

• The non-availability of the discretion for weekends and bank holidays means that many sheep farmers must apply for exclusions to cover lambing periods.

• Farmers do not want to be left high and dry in the lambing season.

• Will hill farmers be able to close upland commons and hills during the lambing season?

• One further point is that during the lambing season much the same considerations apply.

• There is not so much danger after the lambing season, but before it the sheep are easily frightened.

• One might have thought that the number would decrease, but it will increase to 150,000 sheep on 150 farms next spring after the lambing season.

• In the lambing season especially the sheep are worried.

• Lambing has been debated at great length tonight, but the lambing season in the upland areas is not long.