Form NAHMS 246 NAHMS 246 Sheep 2011 - General Sheep Management Report

National Animal Health Monitoring System

2150 Centre Ave Bldg B

Fort Collins, CO 80526

Form Approved

OMB Number 0579-0188

Expiration date: 6/2013

Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service

Veterinary Services

Sheep 2011

General Sheep

Management Questionnaire

CATI

BEGINNING TIME [military] __________

INTRODUCTION

[Rephrase in your own words.]

Now we would like to ask you some questions about your sheep operation. In order to understand important issues in the sheep industry, we need to obtain information about the health status of these sheep and any health problems they may have had, as well as productivity and management information.

You may find it easier to answer some of the questions if you have records available. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make regional and national estimates as accurate as possible.

Section A—Inventory

1. Of the sheep and lambs for breeding on this operation on January 1, 2011,

how many were:

a. Ewes 1 year old and older? _____ head

b. Rams 1 year old and older? _____ head

c. Replacement lambs less than 1 year old (including

unweaned lambs kept for breeding)? _____ head

2. Of the sheep and lambs for market on this operation on January 1, 2011,

how many were:

a. Sheep 1 year old and older (not used for breeding)? _____ head

b. Lambs less than 1 year old (including unweaned lambs

not kept for breeding)? _____ head

NAHMS-246

Oct 2010

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0579-0188 The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average .50 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

c. Lambs:

(1) Less than 65 pounds (including unweaned market lambs)? _____ head

(2) 65 to 84 pounds? _____ head

(3) 85 to 105 pounds? _____ head

(4) More than 105 pounds? _____ head

3. Total sheep and lambs on hand January 1, 2011, was:

[Add questions 1a–1c, 2a, and 2c.] _____ head

4. First, I would like to ask about the breed categories. Please include each

animal only once. How many of the sheep and lambs on hand January 1, 2011,

were (either number of animals or percentage):

Head OR %

a. Mottle-faced crossbred? _____ _____

b. Colored wool? _____ _____

c. Fine wool white face? _____ _____

d. Medium wool white face? _____ _____

e. Long wool? _____ _____

f. Black face? _____ _____

g. Hair sheep (include Barbados)? _____ _____

h. Milk sheep? _____ _____

i. Other? (specify: ___________________________) _____ _____

j. Unknown—feedlot operation only? _____ _____

k. Total [should equal question 3 or 100%] _____ 100%

Section B—Flock Management

1. How important are the following sources of information on sheep health,:

[Check only one rating per source.]

Very Somewhat Not Not

Important Important Important Applicable

a. SID Sheep Production Handbook? _____ _____ _____ _____

b. Meetings? _____ _____ _____ _____

c. Internet? _____ _____ _____ _____

d. Magazines/newsletters? _____ _____ _____ _____

e. University/extension? _____ _____ _____ _____

f. Veterinarians or consultants? _____ _____ _____ _____

g. Feed and drug salespeople? _____ _____ _____ _____

h. Shearer? _____ _____ _____ _____

i. Other sheep producers? _____ _____ _____ _____

2. Which of the following methods does this operation use to identify sheep

individually and/or as members of the flock? (Individual ID = each animal has unique ID.

Flock ID = all animals have the same ID.)

Individual ID Flock ID

a. Ear tag ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Ear mark ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Tattoo ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Hot iron/freeze brand ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Paint brand ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Electronic chip ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Scrapie program ear tag ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Physical traits (description

e.g., size, color: Specify: _________________) ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. Other (specify: __________________________) ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

Section C—Breeding Practices

1. How important were the following characteristics when selecting

a ram for naturally breeding ewes during 2010?

Very Somewhat Not

Important Important Important

a. Ram’s visual appearance _____ _____ _____

b. Scrotal circumference, semen quality _____ _____ _____

c. Wool quality _____ _____ _____

d. Meat production _____ _____ _____

e. Ram’s average daily gain (growth) as a lamb _____ _____ _____

f. Pedigree _____ _____ _____

g. Breeding history _____ _____ _____

h. National Sheep Improvement Program

(NSIP) records (expected prodigy

difference [EPD]) _____ _____ _____

i. Genetic resistance to:

i. scrapie _____ _____ _____

ii. intestinal parasites _____ _____ _____

iii. other diseases _____ _____ _____

j. Soundness/health of ram’s flock of origin _____ _____ _____

k. Other nonram-related reasons

(e.g., cost, proximity, availability) _____ _____ _____

2. During 2010, how many replacement rams and ewe lambs were:

a. Born and raised on this operation? _____ head

b. Acquired elsewhere? _____ head

3. How important were the following characteristics when

selecting replacement ewe lambs in 2010?

Very Somewhat Not

Important Important Important

a. Visual appearance _____ _____ _____

b. Ability to breed out of season _____ _____ _____

c. National Sheep Improvement Program

(NSIP) records (expected progeny

difference [EPD]) _____ _____ _____

d. Multiple births _____ _____ _____

e. Health status of flock of origin _____ _____ _____

f. Early sexual maturity _____ _____ _____

g. Pedigree _____ _____ _____

h. Average daily gain _____ _____ _____

i. Genetic resistance to:

i. scrapie _____ _____ _____

ii. intestinal parasites _____ _____ _____

iii. other diseases _____ _____ _____

j. Other nonewe-related reasons

(e.g., cost, proximity, availability) _____ _____ _____

4. For the most recent lamb crop, how many ewes expected to lamb were:

a. Bred on this operation? _____ head

b. Purchased pregnant? _____ head

c. Total [Add questions 4a–4b.] _____ head

5. For this operation’s most recent lamb crop, of the total ewes that were

expected to lamb in 2010 (include ewes exposed or obtained already bred),

how many:

a. Never became pregnant? _____ head

b. Became pregnant, but were removed from the operation

prior to lambing? _____ head

c. Became pregnant, but died prior to or during lambing? _____ head

d. Aborted (small lamb with off-color placental material)? _____ head

e. Had multiple lambs, at least one live and one dead birth

(full term, normal size and development)? _____ head

f. Had only dead births (full term, normal size and development)? _____ head

g. Had only live births? _____ head

h. Total [Add questions 5a–5g.] _____ head

Section D—Lamb Crop

1. During 2010, how many lambs were:

a. Born alive? _____ head

b. Born dead? _____ head

c. Total [Add questions 1a–1b.] _____ head

d. Docked _____ head

2. What was the average age (in days) at which these ram lambs were castrated? _____ days

3. What was the primary method of castration?

₁ Band

₂ Burdizzo

₃ Knife

₄ Other (specify: _______________________)

4. Of the lambs born in 2010, how many were or are expected to be weaned? _____ head

5. During 2010, when lambs were weaned what was their:

a. Average age (in weeks)? _____ weeks

b. Average weight (in pounds)? _____ lb

6. How many weaned lambs were sold in 2010, including lambs weaned

at the time of removal from the operation? _____ head

Section E—Marketing

1. How many lambs (including those going directly to feedlots) and sheep were sold

or removed (excluding those that died) during 2010?

a. Lambs _____ head

b. Cull Sheep _____ head

c. Breeding or other sheep _____ head

d. Total [Add questions 1a–1c.] _____ head

2. Of the lambs and sheep sold or permanently removed in 2010, how many were:

Cull Breeding or

Lambs Sheep Other Sheep

a. Sold directly to slaughter/packer? _____ _____ _____ head

b. Sold directly to a feedlot separate from this operation? _____ _____ _____ head

c. Sold directly to backgrounder (nonfeedlot feeders)? _____ _____ _____ head

d. Sold directly to consumer or ethnic market? _____ _____ _____ head

e. Sold directly to another operation? _____ _____ _____ head

f. Sold at auction market/salebarn? _____ _____ _____ head

g. Sold directly to buyer/dealer? _____ _____ _____ head

h. Slaughtered for personal use or euthanized? _____ _____ _____ head

i. Other types of sales? (specify: _________________) _____ _____ _____ head

j. Total [Add questions 2a–2h;

should equal questions 3a and 3b.] _____ _____ _____ head

3. Of the sheep culled in 2010, how many were:

a. Rams _____ head

b. Ewes _____ head

c. Total [Add questions 3a–3b.] _____ head

4. Of the rams and ewes culled in 2010, how many were culled primarily due to:

Cull Rams Cull Ewes

a. Old age? _____ _____ head

b. Teeth problems? _____ _____ head

c. Poor mothering? NA _____ head

d. Hard bag syndrome? NA _____ head

e. Mastitis? NA _____ head

f. Failure to lamb? (open or aborted)? NA _____ head

g. Single-lamb births? NA _____ head

h. Ram breeding soundness? _____ NA head

i. Other reproductive problems?

(specify: ________________________________) _____ _____ head

j. Chronic weight loss? _____ _____ head

k. Other illness (specify: ________________________) _____ _____ head

l. Economic? (e.g., drought, herd reduction,

market conditions) _____ _____ head

m. Other? (specify: _________________________) _____ _____ head

n. Total [should equal questions 3a and 3b] _____ _____ head

Section F—Lambs and Sheep Deaths and Losses

1. During 2010, how many lambs and sheep died or were lost

from all causes (exclude lambs born dead)?

a. Lambs _____ head

b. Sheep _____ head

c. Total [Add questions 1a–1b.] _____ head

[If 1c = 0, SKIP to Section G.]

2. Of these, how many lambs and sheep died or were lost from:

Lambs Sheep

a. Known predators? _____ _____ head

b. Unknown predators? _____ _____ head

c. Internal parasites? _____ _____ head

d. Digestive problems (e.g., bloat, scours,

enterotoxemia, acidosis)? _____ _____ head

e. Respiratory problems (e.g., pneumonia, shipping fever)? _____ _____ head

f. Metabolic problems (e.g., milk fever, twin lamb disease,

pregnancy toxemia)? _____ _____ head

g. Other disease (e.g., mastitis, footrot, boils)? _____ _____ head

h. Weather-related causes (e.g., chilling,

drowning, lightning)? _____ _____ head

i. Lambing problems? _____ head

j. Old age? _____ head

k. Being on back? _____ _____ head

l. Poisoning (e.g., nitrate poisoning, noxious feeds/weeds)? _____ _____ head

m. Lost or stolen? _____ _____ head

n. Other known, nonpredator causes? (specify: __________) _____ _____ head

o. Unknown, nonpredator causes? _____ _____ head

p. Total [should equal questions 1a and 1b] _____ _____ head

3. Of the lambs and sheep that died during 2010 (questions 1a

and 1 b), how many were disposed of via:

Lambs Sheep

a. Landfill or municipal dump? _____ _____ head

b. Incineration (burned)? _____ _____ head

c. Burial (other than landfill or municipal dump)? _____ _____ head

d. Rendering? _____ _____ head

e. Composting? _____ _____ head

f. Leaving for scavengers (e.g., coyotes, bears, vultures)? _____ _____ head

g. Other? (specify: _________________________) _____ _____ head

h. Total [Add questions 3a–3g; should equal 1a and 1b.] _____ _____ head

Section H: Grazing and Sheep Movement

1. During 2010, how many lambs and sheep (other than births)

were added to this operation? _____ head

[If question 1 = 0, SKIP to Section I.]

2. How many of the following types of lambs or sheep were

added to the operation and quarantined in 2010 (other than those born on

the operation).[Enter number added and number quarantined.

If quarantined,enter average number of days quarantined

in column 3.]

# # How long

Added Quarantined quarantined

a. Replacement ewe lambs less than 1 year old _____ _____ _____ days

b. Replacement ewes 1 year and older _____ _____ _____ days

c. Replacement ram lambs less than 1 year old _____ _____ _____ days

d. Replacement rams 2 year and older _____ _____ _____ days

e. All other sheep and lambs _____ _____ _____ days

f. Total [Add 2a–2e.] (1^st col should = question 1) _____ _____

3. Were the following performed on one or more of the

lambs and sheep added in 2010 (question 1) either

prior to or after arrival? [DK = Don’t know]

Done prior to arriving Done at this

at this operation operation

a. Any vaccinations ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

b. Shearing ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

c. Foot trim ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

d. Medicated footbath ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

e. Deworm ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

f. External parasite

treatment ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

g. OPP (ovine progressive

pneumonia) testing ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

h. Johne’s testing ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

i. Scrapie susceptibility testing ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

j. Other

(specify: __________) ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK ₁ All ₂ Some ₃ None ₄ DK

Section I—Sheep Health Management

1. During 2010, how many times was this operation visited for any sheep-related reason by the following ?

a. Private veterinarian _____ times

b. Federal/State veterinarian _____ times

c. Extension agent _____ times

d. Nutritionist _____ times

2. If no veterinarian was used in 2010 (1a=0), which of the following best describes why not?

₁ No health related problems

₂ No veterinarian with sheep experience available

₃ Too expensive

₄ Other

3. Was a private veterinarian consulted for sheep:

a. Disease diagnosis? ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Disease prevention? ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Nutritional information? ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Production management practices? ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Lambing problems? ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Breeding soundness exam (rams)? ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Pregnancy check? ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Lameness? ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. Other? (specify: ________________________________) ₁ Yes ₃ No

4. Did this operation treat any sheep for external parasites (such as keds,

ticks, or lice) during 2010? ₁ Yes ₃ No

Section J—Conclusion

How many minutes did take to complete this survey? _____ min

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.