Lambing season is in full swing and LambPlus breeders are recording lambing information that will contribute to their flock’s genetic evaluations.
Recording how quick a lamb is to get up and suckle its mother is very important.
Lamb Vigour is highly correlated to Lambing difficulty and Lamb survival, two key traits in the €uroStar indexes.
This means by selecting for lamb Vigour, we will also be selecting for greater lambing ease and lamb survival at the same time.
The trait is recorded on a 5 point scale. See Table below and watch the video on how to determine the score:
| Lamb Vigour | Description |
|---|---|
| 1. Very Poor | Lamb still not standing after 60 minutes |
| 2. Poor | Standing within 60 minutes |
| 3. Average | Standing within 30 minutes |
| 4. Good | Standing within 10 minutes |
| 5. Very Good | Standing within 5 minutes |
When recording the lambing event, once you are in the lamb’s information tab, just click on the drop-down menu and select the correct score:
