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==Prevention==

==Prevention==

Ewes should be in a good body score at tupping and should maintain a good body condition score throughout gestation.

Ewes should be in a good body score at tupping and should maintain a good body condition score throughout gestation.

Good body condition can be maintained by good mangement of feeding. Ewes should recieve grain as a carbohydrate source and also a protein source so that the rumen microbes can make use of the carbohydrate.

Good body condition can be maintained by good mangement of feeding. Ewes should recieve grain as a carbohydrate source and also a protein source so that the [[The Rumen - Anatomy & Physiology|rumen]] microbes can make use of the carbohydrate.

It is also important to separate out thin sheep and feed them seperately from the main flock.

It is also important to separate out thin sheep and feed them seperately from the main flock.

Ideally ewes should be ultrasound scanned to determine the number of foetuses they are carying and then separated into groups and fed accordingly.

Ideally ewes should be ultrasound scanned to determine the number of foetuses they are carying and then separated into groups and fed accordingly.