Tupping and Scanning Record
Record which ram covered which group and when, so scanning results and lambing dates can be worked out rather than guessed.
LK-26 2 pages
Livestock and smallholding · LK-57
Ram Pre-Tupping Health Check
A free printable ram MOT sheet: condition, teeth, feet, brisket, sheath and testicles for up to six rams, with treatment, recheck and a fit-to-work call.
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What this sheet is for
Find the ram with bad feet, poor teeth or a testicle fault while there is time to replace him. Every ram's result sits in its own column, side by side.
Who it is for
Sheep farmers and smallholders with one ram or several, and vets doing a ram check.
How to use it
- Do the check well before the rams go in, leaving time to treat or buy in.
- Write each ram's tag, breed and age at the head of his column.
- Work down the list, noting what you find for each part.
- Record any treatment or vet visit and the date to recheck him.
- Mark each ram fit to work or not, and note any replacements needed at the foot.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Each ram examined well before tupping, one column per ram, so there is time to treat a fault or find a replacement before the ewes need him.
Leave time to act. No condition target, testicle measurement or timing is printed. Score condition on the scale you use, measure the scrotum only if you or your vet do, and write down what the vet said about any ram you are unsure of.
Write-on lines: Flock or holding · Year · Checked by · Tupping planned · Condition scale
Also printed: Check · Ram 1 · Ram 2 · Ram 3 · Ram 4 · Ram 5 · Ram 6 · Tag · Breed and age · Date checked · Body condition · Teeth and jaw · Head, eyes and horns · Skin and fleece · Brisket · Legs and joints · Feet · Sheath and penis · Testicles: tone, lumps · Scrotum, if measured · Treated, or vet seen · Recheck date · Recheck result · Fit to work?
Write-on lines: Rams to replace, and where the replacement comes from · By when
Questions
Why is no scrotal measurement or condition score printed?
Because what is right depends on the breed, the ram's age and the scale used. Measure and score the way you or your vet always do, write the figures in, and judge them against that.
How long before tupping should I check the rams?
Early enough to act on what you find. Some problems take weeks to treat or need a replacement ram bought in, so plan the check with that time in mind rather than in the week the rams go in.
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