QoyHunter Blog — sheep farming articles

Feeding, care, disease prevention, lambing and market prices: practical guides for sheep farmers in Uzbekistan, covering Gissar, Edilbay and Karakul breeds.

• Sheep manure: how much a flock produces in winter and what it sells for in 2026

  Sheep manure prices in Uzbekistan in autumn 2026: a ZIL truckload delivered in Tashkent — 1.3–1.4 million sum, collected at the farm — about 400,000 sum, a 15–20 kg bag — 25,000 sum. How much manure a sheep produces, what its nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are worth, and whether it pays more to sell it or spread it on your own field.

  09.10.2026
  

• Pumpkin, fodder beet and carrots for sheep: how much to feed a day and at what price they beat hay

  Pumpkin, fodder beet and carrot norms for sheep by group (1–2 kg a day for an adult ewe, 2–3 kg for a nursing ewe) and a feed-unit price calculation for autumn 2026: bought pumpkin at 1,200 soum/kg costs 4 times more than alfalfa hay. When root crops pay off and how to feed them without choke and acidosis.

  04.10.2026
  

• Dorper Sheep in Uzbekistan: What a Ram Costs and Whether It Pays Off on Local Ewes in 2026

  The Dorper is a South African meat sheep with no fat tail and no need for shearing. Dorper ram prices in Uzbekistan as of October 2026 (10–21.3 million soum, ≈ $850–1,800), the ram cost per lamb, and the break-even point: +0.5 kg per crossbred lamb. Who the breed suits and who is better off with Hissar.

  03.10.2026
  

• Fasciolosis in sheep: signs, what to treat liver fluke with, and when to treat the flock in autumn

  Fasciolosis (liver fluke) hits sheep on wet pastures beside irrigation ditches and rice paddies and shows up as thinness by winter. Signs by form, the fecal test, which drug kills flukes of which age (albendazole only adults), a yearly treatment schedule and the math: up to 17.6 million UZS (≈ $1,485) in losses on 100 lambs.

  02.10.2026
  

• Romanov Sheep in Uzbekistan: Twins and Triplets vs. the Heat — Is It Worth Getting Them in 2026

  The Romanov ewe produces 230–270 lambs per 100 ewes against 105–115 for the Hissar, but handles heat poorly. Breed characteristics, income per ewe at autumn 2026 prices (+0.25 million UZS ≈ $21 with 2 lambs to sale, break-even at 1.8), and why a Romanov ram adds extra lambs only through crossbred ewes.

  01.10.2026
  

• Foot-and-mouth disease in sheep: signs, vaccination, and why a few lame sheep can shut down sales of your whole flock

  In sheep, FMD often runs hidden: lameness, fever, sores on the coronary band, and sudden death in nursing lambs. Signs, how it differs from foot rot, yearly vaccination, quarantine, and a loss calculation for a 100-ewe flock: about UZS 19.5 million (≈ $1,650).

  29.09.2026
  

• Coccidiosis in Lambs: Why Weaned Lambs Scour and Don't Gain Weight on Feed

  Coccidiosis hits lambs at 4–8 weeks and in the first weeks on feed. Signs, how it differs from other scours, treatment, and prevention — plus the math: when gain drops from 200 to 150 g a day, a batch of 100 lambs loses about UZS 19.8 mln (≈ $1,670) over 90 days.

  28.09.2026
  

• How to Raise an Orphan Lamb in 2026: Fostering, Weekly Milk Amounts, and Cost

  An orphan lamb is first fostered onto another ewe, and if that fails, bottle-fed: 45–55 liters of milk over 6 weeks, weaned at 5–6 weeks once it hits 11–15 kg. Week-by-week amounts, what to feed it, and the math: raising one on cow's milk costs 0.4–0.6 million UZS (≈ $32–50).

  27.09.2026
  

• Sheep Pox: Day-by-Day Signs, Vaccination, and What an Outbreak Costs an Unvaccinated Flock

  Sheep pox has no cure: the virus runs its course in 3–6 weeks on its own, while lambs in an unvaccinated flock die in large numbers. Day-by-day signs, how it differs from orf, when to vaccinate, and the loss calculation for a flock of 100 ewes — about 37 million UZS (≈ $3,100).

  26.09.2026
  

• Fattening Cull Ewes Before Sale: How Many Days to Keep Them, What to Feed Them, and Which Ewes to Sell Right Away

  A thin cull ewe on hay and barley gains 5–7 kg in 45–60 days and sells at 48,000 UZS/kg instead of 40,000: about 500,000 UZS (≈ $42) extra per head. Fattening fat, broken-mouthed, or sick ewes doesn't pay off — the math is for September 2026.

  25.09.2026
  

• Pregnancy Toxaemia in Sheep: Signs, Treatment and How Much Barley to Feed Ewes in the 6 Weeks Before Lambing

  Pregnancy toxaemia (ketosis) takes down twin-bearing ewes in the last 6 weeks before lambing. How to spot it day by day and with a ketone meter, what to drench with (propylene glycol, 60 ml twice a day) and week-by-week barley rates: 68,000 UZS (≈ $5.8) per ewe versus a 5.4 mln UZS (≈ $455) loss.

  24.09.2026
  

• Brucellosis in Sheep: Signs, Blood Testing, and the Rev-1 Vaccine Before Mating

  Brucellosis in sheep isn't treated: infected animals are identified by a blood test and sent to slaughter, while healthy ones are vaccinated with Rev-1 — only when open, and no later than 2 months before mating. Signs, a loss estimate for a flock of 100 ewes (up to 59 million UZS), and how to avoid catching it yourself.

  23.09.2026