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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 7196448" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>That depends on the seasonality of the ewe breeds ime. When we ran Texel crosses and the rams were going in on October 12th (for March lambing), if I didn't tease then they weren't cycling naturally, so next to none were tupped in the first 10 days or so. Using teasers as above, everything was raring to go when the rams went in, but also spread out a bit more than with conventional teaser use.</p><p></p><p>IIRC there was also some research to suggest that ewes were more fecund if mated on their second cycle, which the would be the one after that synchronised heat.</p><p></p><p>My pure Beltexes obviously didn't think much to the teasers though, which successfully brought all the Charollais ewes forward that were running in one mob. Rams went in to the various groups on September 28th, after 3 weeks or so with teasers. Charollais ewes were all tupped fairly evenly over the first 17 days, the Beltexes did nothing for 10 days or so, then all got tupped over a few days, so 'brought on' by the entire rams I guess? I would rather they had all lambed at the beginning, before they had a chance for the lambs to get too big, but will just have to stay in a straw pen for longer now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 7196448, member: 348"] That depends on the seasonality of the ewe breeds ime. When we ran Texel crosses and the rams were going in on October 12th (for March lambing), if I didn't tease then they weren't cycling naturally, so next to none were tupped in the first 10 days or so. Using teasers as above, everything was raring to go when the rams went in, but also spread out a bit more than with conventional teaser use. IIRC there was also some research to suggest that ewes were more fecund if mated on their second cycle, which the would be the one after that synchronised heat. My pure Beltexes obviously didn't think much to the teasers though, which successfully brought all the Charollais ewes forward that were running in one mob. Rams went in to the various groups on September 28th, after 3 weeks or so with teasers. Charollais ewes were all tupped fairly evenly over the first 17 days, the Beltexes did nothing for 10 days or so, then all got tupped over a few days, so 'brought on' by the entire rams I guess? I would rather they had all lambed at the beginning, before they had a chance for the lambs to get too big, but will just have to stay in a straw pen for longer now. [/QUOTE]
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