Sheep and lamb death loss 1994

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by  Simpson, Linda L

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NASS Staff Report
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May 1995
Sheep and Lamb
Death Loss
1994
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Sheep and Lamb Death Loss, by Linda L. Simpson, Livestock Section, Livestock,
Dairy and Poultry Branch, Estimates Division, National Agricultural Statistics
Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 20250. May 1995.
Abstract
A total of 336,600 sheep and 910,100 lambs were lost from all causes in 1994 in
the United States. About two-thirds of the total lamb losses occurred after
docking. Predators, including coyotes, dogs, mountain lions, eagles, etc., were
responsible for 31.7 percent of the sheep losses and 45.5 percent of the lamb
losses. Coyotes were responsible for almost two-thirds of the predator losses
of sheep and lambs. Losses from causes other than predators included
digestive, respiratory, metabolic, and lambing problems. Lambing problems was
the leading cause of losses from non-predators in sheep, with almost 10 percent
of the total. Weather-related losses was the leading cause in lambs with 18.9
percent of the total.
About half the total losses occurred in operations with over 1,000 head of
breeding sheep on January 1, 1994. This size of operation also had the largest
predator losses with 53.8 percent of the total.
Fencing and husbandry practices tied for the leading non-lethal control measures
used during 1994, and farmers and ranchers spent an average of $1.77 per
breeding animal on non-lethal control measures and $0.50 on lethal measures.
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1994 Sheep and Lamb Death Losses Total 1.25 Million
A total of 1.25 million head of sheep and lambs were lost from all causes during
1994 in the United States. This report contains data on losses by kind and size
group of mature sheep and lambs (less than one year old). Lamb losses are
further broken down for the Western United States by before and after docking
(tails removed).
Predators accounted for 520,600 head (41.8 percent) of all losses for both sheep
and lambs. The leading cause was coyotes with 61.9 percent of the total
followed by dogs with 9.1 percent and mountain lions, cougars or pumas with
6.8 percent. In the Western United States, predators killed about one-third of
the lambs before they were docked.
Losses from non-predators including digestive, respiratory, metabolic and
lambing problems as well as theft, poisoning and weather were responsible for
the remainder of the losses. Lambing problems was the leading cause of non-
predator losses with 13.5 percent, followed by respiratory with
Pagal percent.
The leading non-lethal control measure used were fencing, guard animals and
husbandry, costing farmers and ranchers-and average of $1.77 per breeding
animal.
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Sheep and Lamb Death Loss
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Sheep and Lambs: Losses from All Causes, Predators, and Causes
POEher Than Predators by State and United States, 1994 1/
Causes Other
Total All Causes ; Predators : Than Predators
State Lambs Lambs Lambs
Sheep :Before : After : Sheep :Before : After Sheep :Before : After
:Docking: Docking :Docking:Docking :Docking:Docking
Head
AL 1,000 0 2,500 850 0 1 O2e 150 0 875
AZ 3,000 4,000 5,000 Trou 2,100 2,650 17250 1,900 2,350
AR 50 0 400 50 0 200 0 0 200
CA 24,000 24,000 24,000 9.350 JI. 5007 1520/5514 0650 mei 2 7oue 8,925
ae) 15,000 20,000 55,000 6,500 9,000 20,000 98,500 11,000 35,000
ck 700 0 1,000 425 0 300 215 0 700
DE 50 0 50 0 0 0 50 0 50
FL 50 0 400 25 0 200 Zo 0 200
GA 50 0 400 26 0 225 25 0 iS
HI walle 0 2,000 50 0 25 1,650 0 1,975
ID 12, 000°**215000 *2950009Pes sc00eas5 4300 o%.90082 82200 15.700 0eeewtcn
IL 4,000 0 14,000 12025 0 (Alike PART 0 TA 775
IN 2,000 0 4,000 925 0 425 1.075 0. moire
IA 8,000 0 30,000 ie Ou 0 yee On OU Dieey Akv nee
KS 7,000 Op L000 LaLep 0 PIV ceo wheoyyh e, 0 9,975
KY 1,300 0 64500 S20 0 825 775 0 346/75
LA 600 0 1,500 225 0 700 375 0 800
ME 200 0 500 50 0 50 150 0 450
MD 1,000 0 2,000 100 0 300 900 0 1,700
MA 500 0 800 100 0 200 400 0 600
MI 4,000 0 10,000 800 0 deg MS a) usar’O t 0 “6975
MN 9,000 tgp a eeT A L207 oS 0 21258 874925 0) TEH875
MS 100 0 300 100 0 200 0 0 100
MO 1,900 0.214" 8700 625 0 1,025 ly 375 0 3 ab75
MT 29,000 35,000 40,000 6,600 9,100..27,.200 .22,400.. 25 S00 ge aeeoo
NE 5,000 0 13,000 900 0 P6000 = 4.100 0 11,400
NV 8,000 5 000 13,000. <3. 75 @2e300 Bl0e Omen ee econ 625
NH 400 0 900 50 0 50 350 0 850
NJ 700 0 1,700 50 0 50 650 0 1,650
NM 21,000 12,000 21,000 6-975 oe (69400 3225000 214.025 ..:5,.600 0 ome
NY 5,000 0 6,000 700 0 700 4,300 0 5,300
NC 300 0 2,100 300 0 ayrate} 1,000 0 ord
ND 4,000 0 14,000 825 0 3,000 mero ei 75 0 11,000
OH 4,500 U2. 500 1,025 0 ibe Wass Mpc Wee 0 Tras
OK 4,000 0 8,000 1/025 0 94:25 2,975 0 67575
OR 14,000 14,200 22,000 4,275 2,400 13,100 9,225,11,800 seeagou
PA 4,000 0 10,000 700 0 S25ewo-OUU 0 9,175
RI 50 0 50 50 0 Hire) 0 0 25
SC 50 0 200 25 0 150 Zo 0 50
SD 20,000 0 45,000 2,425 0 8128750 e817 9875 0 2327250
TN 1,000 0 1,600 225 0 225 LPS 0 Ladi
TX 46,000 78,000 50,000 16,400 7,000 ».31.000,.29;600..21,000 0 09 s000
UT 18,000 29n00057322000 o69:875 011,850 S240 3500S leoea rou 7,650
VT 800 0 2,300 325 0 200 475 0 2-100
VA 8,000 0 15,000 2,100 0 3505078752900 0 mEY95¢
WA 2,000 3,500 2,000 750 600 1,000 1.290 2.900 1,000
WV 4,600 OF 12,000 17350 0. 47225 ©3250 0 1.445
WI 3,000 0 12,000 200 0 13/0) eee eoUU 0 107625
WY 35,000 55,000 60,000 15,000 35,000 46,000 20,000 20,000 14,000
US : 336,600 300,700 609,400 106,575 152,550 261,475 230.025 148,150 347,925
Sheep and Lamb Death Loss NASS and APHIS, USDA
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Sheep and Lambs: Losses from Coyotes and Dogs
by State and United States, 1994
Coyotes Dogs
Lambs
State a Sr aoe ey epee Eee soe
Sheep : Before After Sheep Before ; After
: Docking Docking Docking : Docking
AL 800 0 50 0 100
AZ 1,500 1,600 150 225 450
AR 25 0 25 0 1a
CA 57750 6, iZs 925 oeoeo 1,625
CO 2,700 3,700 123 1,000 300 1,300
CT 375 0 0 0 0
DE 0 0 0 0 0
Fl. 25 0 -- 0 is
GA 25 0 =: 0 25
H] 0 0 50 0 25
ID 2,900 4,300 300 400 400
IL 450 0 575 0 825
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IN 300 0 625 0 250
IA 300 0 900 0 1,575
KS 575 0 550 0 125
KY 450 0 vis) 0 400
LA 75 0 50 0 0
ME 50 0 0 0 0
MD 0 0 100 0 275
MA 50 0 50 0 50
MI G25 0 650 0 325
MN 25 0 750 0 800
MS -- 0 100 0 50
MO 100 0 425 0 600
MT 5,000 4,400 19, 500 100 400
NE 800 0 15 0 200
NV se075 1,700 10; 15 0 phe
NH 25 0 0 0 0
NJ 0 0 50 0 50
NM 3,450 3.020 1 7425 200 450
NY 175 0 525 0 350
NC -- 0 300 0 500
ND 675 0 150 0 250
OH 350 0 675 0 350
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OK 500 0 500 0 516
OR 287250 1,575 750 50 1,200
PA 600 0 100 0 150
RI 5 0 25 0 0
SC 25 0 -- 0 50
SD 1,925 0 425 0 700
TN 50 0 iis 0 1715
TX 7,400 22.150 2,300 re225 1,100
UT 5,950 8.325 550 300 575
VT 225 0 is 0 0
VA 100 0 2,000 0 1,800
WA 575 525 125 50 200
WV 300 0 1,000 0 2,000
50 0 75
WI 100 0
WY 11,500 20,000 400 200 200
19,600 6,875 20.228
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NASS and APHIS, USDA
Sheep and Lamb Death Loss
June 1995
Sheep and Lambs: Losses from Mountain Lions, Cougars,
Pumas, and Bears by State and United States, 1994
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Sheep : Before af After : Sheep Before ‘ After
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Sheep and Lamb Death Loss
NASS and APHIS, USDA
June 1995