Does anyone inject Vit E pre lambing ?

[andybk]

Have noticed lambs tend to have more vigour when a lick containing vit e is given pre lambing like in lifeline bucket (we tend to use mvf own brand ) , is there a more efficient way of getting it into ewes pre lambing maybe inject ? , we do bolus with mayo boluses at tupping which has increased lambing %

 

[jamesy]

I jag my Suffolk ewes a month pre lambing with vitesel or whatever it’s called nowadays.

 

[andybk]

I jag my Suffolk ewes a month pre lambing with vitesel or whatever it’s called nowadays.

thanks recon, lifeline is a bit of a blunt tool when on good grass so intakes suffer , will look into that cheers

 

[neilo]

Have noticed lambs tend to have more vigour when a lick containing vit e is given pre lambing like in lifeline bucket (we tend to use mvf own brand ) , is there a more efficient way of getting it into ewes pre lambing maybe inject ? , we do bolus with mayo boluses at tupping which has increased lambing %

The boluses probably won’t be supplying much, if anything, by lambing time if they were given a month before tupping.
If you know you have a deficiency ( which the increase in scanning %age would confirm) then you should probably look at bolusing again pre-lambing, which will also supplement through lactation.

 

[clod hopper]

As I understand it, animals can't store vitamin E in there body's for long. Young green grass is high I vitamin E. Vitamin E has a anti aging effect and helps muscle. We feed it to our horses in a powder form in thier feed each day due to the fact they get limited young grass.
When I was milking cows they used to get a regular injection on A D and E.