The musculoskeletal system (see Introduction to the Biology of the Musculoskeletal System) includes the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints, which support and move the body.
Lambing. Ewes generally lamb around 145 days after mating. Some of course will be earlier & some later, but 145 days is the norm. For a successful lambing, ewes need to receive good nutrition, particularly in the last month of pregnancy when the lamb will approximately double in size.
Hypothermia-to maintain its body temperature, a newborn lamb must produce as much heat as it is losing to the environment. If it doesnât, its body temperature will start to fall. A smaller lamb will chill faster than a larger lamb. Lambs with thicker coats will lose less heat.The quicker a ewe licks off the lamb, the less vulnerable it will be to chilling.t is recommended that lambs receive 10 percent of the body weight in colostrum by 24 hours after birth. This means that a 4.5kg lamb should consume 450gms of colostrum by 24 hours of age. Ideally, half of this should be consumed within 4 to 8 hours of birth.