u/thaddeus-maximus

Digestive problems with lamb?

Harvested my first lamb crop recently! They were 14mo Kathadin wethers.

My grandma and mom reported not once but twice different indigestion with the meat. My friends and I haven't had any problems (and it's been the most delicious I've ever had!). Mom/gma do have gall bladder / pancreas problems though... although beef never gives a trouble.

I'd never heard of this prior. Curious if it's a cooking thing? We made gyros from some of the ground and that didn't pose and troubles.

Curious of any and all anecdotes; if we harvest younger (I know they are kinda old), cook differently, etc?

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u/thaddeus-maximus — 3 days ago

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Mastitis or Orf?

Kathadins, central IL.

Mom had triplets 32 days ago. All her lambs have orf on the mouth (see image). Her left udder is swollen in a 3 inch diameter around the teat and has two cuts on it. The whole thing isn't hard but there are several small marble-sized clumps around the teat. No milk on left udder at all, right udder had a tinkle.

Lambs have been doing great otherwise, mom seems in good condition, everyone is happy except that she doesn't like nursing off the left teat.

Is this mastitis? Related to the orf? Is there anything to do?

UPDATED: i separated her from littles for a few hours and there's no milk at all from either udder

u/thaddeus-maximus — 3 months ago