The following producer groups are Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS) funded by Meat & Livestock Australia. 1. Optimising the Fertility of Maiden Ewes PDS Details Who: Making Maidens Weight Duration: May 2023 – June 2026 Location: central west Queensland rangelands (Beaconsfield, Ilfracombe and Dunblane, Barcaldine) Image from June 2024 field day at Beaconsfield demonstration site. Aim To … Read more
For much of Queensland, worm egg counting can be infrequent so it’s understandable that we get a little rusty. This fact sheet helps simplify your options for getting worm egg counts done and compare the pros and cons of the different options. Even though there aren’t a lot of labs in Queensland, there are still … Read more
Dianne and Peter Pidgeon at ‘Glenroy’ have implemented a few key changes to their shearing shed which have meant an increase of about 200 sheep going through the shed each day. Read what changes they have made, their impacts and how much they cost in their case study.
Tagging requirements Queensland is moving to mandatory eID for individual sheep and goats, as part of a national initiative. By 2027, all sheep and managed goats will need to be tagged with an eID if moved from the property of residence. Visual tag system and mob-based movements will no longer be allowed. More information on … Read more
Doug and Lauren Tindall near Longreach have introduced pain relief into their enterprise and haven’t looked back. The big gains for them have been in mothering-up quickly and reduced labour costs, with mobs to move through the system more quickly and back out onto feed. Read more in this case study.
Longreach producers Boyd and Katie Webb have utilised containment feeding to overcome nutritional deficiencies, drought and predation, even lambing in pens. The Webbs ramped up feeding activities in 2014 and Boyd said about the investment “It’s a game changer but it costs a lot of money, when you are under the pump in the drought … Read more
It’s been the season for pastures and parasites! There are strategies and tools to help mitigate flystrike risk in your flock as well as free testing for chemical resistance in your maggots.
Leading Sheep has produced a video on the key outcomes from the Eastwood Grazing Trial. This trial, led by Richard Silcock, ran for 15 years (1967-1982) to document the productivity and persistence of buffel grass pasture sown into cleared gidyea shrubland in central-western Queensland. This video case study will focus on key outcomes from the … Read more
Extract showing area of interest. To view the world map and original image on the World Organisation for Animal Health website, (viewed 23 July 2022) click here. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals (buffalo, pigs, cattle, sheep, deer, camelids and goats). It is capable of extremely rapid … Read more
The H Series of webinars is a ten-part series aimed at giving new and aspiring sheep producers a leg up into the Queensland sheep industry. The ninth webinar, ‘Hunger (Nutrition)’, Geoff Duddy from Sheep Solutions will cover the role and purpose of the rumen, the function and amount of protein and energy required and how … Read more