Reproduction
Adapted from SPH

• Introduction
• Ewe reproduction
• Ram reproduction
• Efficiency
• Techniques
• Systems

Lambs marketed per ewe is the most important factor affecting profitability of sheep farms. Factors that affect reproductive efficiency include:

• Lambs delivered alive per lambing
• Lambings per year
• Proportion of the flock that is in the breeding group
  • Ewe lamb breeding
  • Longevity of ewes
• Percentage of lambs dying from birth to market