Diagnosing and mitigating the risks of lambs’ mortality in the sheep farms of Kuwait
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 50, Issue 1 A (31 Jan. 2023), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Kuwait University Academic Publication Council
Publication Date
2023-01-31
Country of Publication
Kuwait
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A survey study was carried out to investigate mortality of Naeemi lambs of Kuwait on nine sheep farms comprising two governmental farms and seven commercial farms.
The survey confirmed that sheep farms in Kuwait suffer from high mortality rate of new borne lambs, particularly in the first three weeks of birth, and it is a serious problem since the mortality rate ranges between 15 to 50%.
Total red meat demand of Kuwait is met by Naeemi sheep as they are able to survive in local harsh climate.
Therefore, minimizing the proportion of death of lambs could have an optimistic consequence in Kuwait sheep industry.
In addition, the survey results showed that sheep producers suffer from high abortion rate of ewes, which could range from 2 to 30 % and consequently affect the overall production of sheep in Kuwait.
Therefore, more effective and innovative vaccination protocols are required to minimize lamb mortality for Naemi sheeps of Kuwait.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bu Rizq, Hana& Khalil, Fatin. 2023. Diagnosing and mitigating the risks of lambs’ mortality in the sheep farms of Kuwait. Kuwait Journal of Science،Vol. 50, no. 1 A, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1499937
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bu Rizq, Hana& Khalil, Fatin. Diagnosing and mitigating the risks of lambs’ mortality in the sheep farms of Kuwait. Kuwait Journal of Science Vol. 50, no. 1 A (Jan. 2023), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1499937
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bu Rizq, Hana& Khalil, Fatin. Diagnosing and mitigating the risks of lambs’ mortality in the sheep farms of Kuwait. Kuwait Journal of Science. 2023. Vol. 50, no. 1 A, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1499937
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 14-15
Record ID
BIM-1499937