Staff members training

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Country: Spain

Dairy or/and meat sheep: Dairy and meat

Source of information: Bibliography and technical Services

Level of solution: Practical

 Aim: To have trained human resources available on farm for the lambings.

Description:

• What is implemented;
  Training activities about specific needs and potential risks during the lambings.
   
• How is implemented;
  Specific training on:

• feeding requirements and management of sheep prior to lambing;
• Recognition of the signs of an imminent lambing, possible presentations of the lambs at birth, and procedures to follow.
• Identification of toxemia, mastitis and hypocalcemia.
• Management of newborn lambs, feeding with a suitable amount of colostrum, disinfection of the umbilical cord.
• Recording technical data, lambings, number of lambs born, lamb mortality…
• Designate a trained member of the staff as responsible for the group. 
• When is it implemented.
  Update of knowledge of all the personnel at least 1 month before the start of the lambings.
   
  Expected benefits:
  To improve the care of sheep and lambs around lambing, and to decrease lamb mortality.
   
  Prerequisites and/or limits (knowledge, training, capabilities, cost, management, facilities, equipment, etc.)
• Availability of trainers or ad hoc material (templates, etc.)

Tips & Tricks:

• Blackboard for lambing pens
• Preserving jar rubber seal (as a lamb ID collar)
• Webcam in the shed
• Toolbelt with lambing kit
• Lamb ID box
• Homemade lamb station
• Improved ewe identification
• Lambing data
• Cage to provide water to lambs
• Barrier to restrict the access of the lambs to their mothers
• Portable tray with material to manage newborn lambs
• Tripod to handle newborn lambs
• Multi-pocket belt to manage newborn lambs
• Lambing  tool kit
• Pen labelling
• Lamb station
• Outdoor lamb recording bag

Expected Impacts:

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