Conception to 90 days:
Signs
•Early Embryonic death
•Delayed return to heat/ prolonged breeding season
•impaired placental growth
•Decreased # of live kids
•sporadic malformations
•Small weak kids
•Does in poor body condition
Causes:
•Urea/NPN in diet
•Remove Urea from diet
•If protein required add protein
•Internal/external \parasite
•Check for parasites prior to breeding
•deworm
•Fed 20 to 30 % Below nutritional requirements
•Formulate an appropriate ration Put on a rising plane of nutrition at breeding
•Heat stress 1o increase in body temperature
•Provide shelter from the heat
•Chronic disease johnes, scrapie, pneumonia, caseous lymphadenitis
•bad teeth
•Cull
