If the lamb's temperature is below 100F, warm with warm air and tube with colostrum. Hypoglycemic lambs will not nurse. Colostrum substitutes . Goat colostrum from CAE free goats may be used. Do not feed cow colostrum after 36 hours because of the danger of developing immune mediated anemia.
Some cows have antibodies in their colostrum against sheep red blood cells.
Dull, won't suck, salivates, rattles when shaken because of gas in the gut, die within 24 hours. Often have low temperature and low blood sugar, so need to differentiate from starvation hypothermia. Not usually successful. Good hygiene in lambing area Prophylactic oral antibiotics widely used in problem flocks. Tail docking with scalpel and Burdizzo, and castration with scalpel at 7 days.