AboutDr. Mahmood Abbas Expertise problems relating to the sheep care and management, from lambing to weaning to lesser extent about the diseases of the sheep in tropics
Expert: Dr. Mahmood Abbas Date: 4/5/2008 Subject: Sheep unable to get up
Question I've read several academic articles claiming that sheep cannot get up when on
their back. Do you know why that is? I have been trying to find out why sheep
cannot get up when on their back for hours, with no luck.
Answer hi joceline,
i have never seen that happen before, but it can happen in bloated condition of rumen where the pain is so sever the roll on their backs and ultimately die if bloat is not relieved else in a perfectly normal sheep they do have a fair chance of getting to their normal posture after lying on their back accidentally.
