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Chuckles450

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Shipping bred ewes
« on: August 03, 2015, 08:20:59 am »
How long after breeding is it safe to ship a ewe?
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Re: Shipping bred ewes
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 08:49:05 am »
The embryo is pretty fragile for the first 30 days and any stress should be avoided during that time. After that, it should be safe to ship.
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Re: Shipping bred ewes
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 10:08:19 am »
A second reason to wait at least 5 weeks is then the ewe has gone two cycles without getting marked and you can be very confident she's actually bred.
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