Technical Details
The lambs born weigh around 3 to 4.0Kg at birth and reach 12kg weight in 45days. Partial weaning is started by moving the mothers and lambs in to a bigger pen where the lambs are segregated during the day for another 30days. The mothers will be with the Rams where mating is possible. The best lambs are selected AT 75 to 90days for breeding and the culled lambs are either sold or reared for meat at other premises. The lambs are vaccinated for PPR, Entero Toxemia, Blue Tongue, Foot & Mouth, Sheep Pox etc. while they are in the process of weaning. The lambs selected for further breeding are grown under the breeder feed regime. They will be in the breeding pens and stipulated males will be introduced at 10 months of age. The adult animals are vaccinated once anyear with all the vaccines. Some adult animals are culled basing on the performance of the lambs.
MEDICATION – The farm is following the best possible Biosecurity practices like no introduction of outside animals, no entry to casual visitors, specific workers living inside the campus. Dedicated vehicles and man power to supply the fodder are housed within the premises. Regular deworming on monthly basis is done through mass watering system. Individual animals diagnosed for injuries, accidents and other problems are treated promptly as per the need.
BREEDING POLICY
Future Breeding policy is to maintain pure bred animals and improve them for weight gain by selection. 600 +60 animals will be maintained at the main breeding farm. The excess selected healthy grower animals will be sold to prospective breeding groups. Large groups of females will be maintained as Parent flocks at two places owned by the company. We may consider importing semen of faster growing sheep like Dorper and if possible sexed semen with which only male lambs can be produced. Nellore Brown & Jodipi females will be used for this purpose. This will add value for growers for meat (Ram Lamb Rearing.)
EXPECTED WEIGHTS
| Age | Jodipi | Jodipi | N.Brown | N.Brown | Ramb | Ramb |
| Days | male | female | male | female | Male | Female |
| 1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| 15 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 30 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
| 45 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 |
| 60 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 15.5 |
| 75 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 |
| 90 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 20.5 |
| 105 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 |
The breeder females are expected to gain about 1000gms every fortnight adding 6kg by the end of 12 months of age. The females will attain sexual maturity by then.
| SUGGESTED FEED FORMULAE FOR SHEEP | ||||
| MATERIAL | BREEDER | BREEDER | BREEDER | COMMER |
| STARTER | GROWER | MILK | FINISHER | |
| FEED1 | FEED2 | FEED3 | FEED4 | |
| 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | |
| MAIZE | 532 | 392 | 392 | 407 |
| BROKEN RICE | 100 | 150 | 100 | 100 |
| D.O.B | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| CORN COBB MEAL | 40 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| SOYA | 80 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| DGNC | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| SFC | 50 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| COTTONSEED CAKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCP | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| LIME STONE GRIT | 20 | 20 | 70 | 20 |
| SALT | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| OIL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | |
| TRACEMINERALS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| VITAMIN PREMIX | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| LYSINE | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| METHIONINE | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| TOXIN BINDER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LIVER TONIC | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| PHYTASE | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
High fecundity line will be established from animals tested for BB+ through PCR. They will be pooled in to a separate group whose future will be decided basing on the commercial parameters.
VACCINATION ADAPTED
PPR – 60DAYS
ENTEROTOXEMIA – 67DAYS
SHEEP POX – 74DAYS
BLUE TONGUE -81DAYS
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE – 88DAYS
HAEMORAGIC SEPTICEMIA (H.S) – 85DAYS
ANTHRAX – 92 DAYS
Adult animals – all vaccines once an year.