The Visual Guide to
Ovine Reproduction
- Lambing Facilities
- Normal Lambing
- Early Signs of Labor
- Presentation
- Lambing Injuries
- Cesarean Section
- Fetotomy
- Neonate
Obstetrics: Early Signs of Labor
![Mucus from Vagina.](images/ov00320.jpg)
Mucus from Vagina.
This ewe is in the early stage of labor. Her vulva and her udder are swollen, and there is a discharge of cervical mucus. Stage 1.
Smith MC (2006)
![Restless Prepartum Ewe.](images/ov00363.jpg)
Restless Prepartum Ewe.
Restless ewe in the first stage of labor, the stage of dilation of the cervix. She is circling and trying to find a comfortable position and place.
Smith MC (2006)
![Fetal Membranes Showing.](images/ov00567.jpg)
Fetal Membranes Showing.
Appearance of the fetal membranes signals the onset of true labor in the ewe.
Villarroel A (2013)