Lamb Vigour Scoring System
Birth Difficulty Score
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0 |
Unassisted or easy uncomplicated delivery of short duration (<30 min) |
| 1 |
Unassisted or easy uncomplicated delivery of long duration (>30 min) |
|
2 |
Minor assistance required. Presentation corrected, little effort needed to deliver lamb |
|
3 |
Major assistance required. Difficult delivery needing effort to deliver lamb |
|
4 |
Veterinary assistance required. |
Lamb Vigour Score(at 5 minutes after birth)
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0 |
Extremely active and vigorous lamb, has been or is standing on all 4 feet |
|
1 |
Very active and vigorous lamb, standing on back legs and on knees |
|
2 |
Active and vigorous lamb, on chest and holding head up |
|
3 |
Weak lamb, lying flat, able to hold head up |
|
4 |
Very weak lamb, unable to lift head, little movement |
Sucking Assistance Score
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0 |
Lamb sucking well without assistance within 1 hour |
|
1 |
Lamb sucking well without assistance within 2 hours |
|
2 |
Lamb given sucking assistance / tubed once or twice in first 24 hours after birth |
|
3 |
Lamb given sucking assistance, tubed more than twice, needing help after 1 day old, but able to suck by 3 days old |
|
4 |
Lamb still needing help to suck when more than 3 days old |
