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inexpensive and the loss of one lamb or kid to enter
toxemia could buy many doses of vaccine.
Finally, the question of whether to wean or not to
wean before marketing lambs or kids is important.
Major buyers recognize whether a lamb or kids is
“fresh” or not. In the best case scenario, babies go
directly from their mother to the buyer.
Weaning is an added stress to animals and it
takes several days to a couple of weeks to get them
through the weaning period. They lose their bloom
or freshness quickly when they are weaned.
Of course they regain some of that once they are
through the weaning period.
Attached is a calendar with many holidays listed
where sheep and goats are in demand. And in addi
tion to these ethnic and religious holidays, our
American type holidays such as Mother’s Day, Fa
ther’s Day, Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July
create demand for goats and lambs among many
cultures.
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HOLIDAY CALENDAR
FOR MARKETING SHEEP & GOATS
January-1
New Yean
January 6
Epiphany
February 12
Eid uf Adha
March 5
Islamic New Year
April 20
Christian Easter
April 27
Orthodox Easter
March U
Ashura
May U
Birth of the Prophet
September 24
Isra' and Me'raj
October 12
Nisfti Sha ban
October 27
Ramadan Begins
November 27
Thanks-givmg
November 21
Nuzulul Qur'an
November 26
Eid at Fitr Ramadan ends
December 25
Christmas
January I
January I
January 6
January 6
January 21
February 2
February 10
February 22
March 27
April 11
May I
April 11
February 19
March 2
April 21
May 2
September I
September 12
September 19
September 30
October 4
October 15
November 24
November 25
October 28
November 12
November 3
November 14
December 25
December 25
2007
2006
January I
January I
January 6
January 6
December 3
January 10
January 20
January 31
April 8
April 16
April 8
April 23
January 29
February 8
March 31
April 11
August 11
August 22
August 29
September 9
September
September 24
November
November 23
October 12
October 20
October 13
October 24
December 2:
December 25