Marked udder method (MUM) - A technique for identifying the progeny of ewes where identification at birth is not practicable

G.H. Davis and T.R. Wallis, A.R. Bray

Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, Mosgiel and Tara Hills High Country Research Station, Omarama

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1981, 41: 229-232

Coloured aerosol raddle was applied to the udders of ewes 3-12 weeks post-partum and the resultant coloured marks on the heads of suckling lambs tested as a means of identifying groups of ewes with their progeny. The accuracy for group identification as measured by the percentage of lambs present marked with the correct colour, ranged from 94.5-99.3%.

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