Measuring his Merino flock to select the most profitable sheep is the goal of St George grazier Rod Avery, and despite the drought of the past few years, he is well on his way to achieving it. Measuring lambing traits and fleece weights through electronic identification (EID) ear tags has helped Rod fine-tune the management … Read more
This is part 7 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren giving a summary of the benefits of using EIDs. (1min 32secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
This is part 6 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about their ram nucleus, classing system and the benefits of the index within the nucleus. (3mins 33secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May … Read more
This is part 5 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about the progress they have achieved on Congi with fibre diameter, wool cut and net profit. (2mins 41secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 … Read more
This is part 4 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about the importance of using selection indexes matched to your objective. (4mins 37secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
This is part 3 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about the EID equipment they use on ‘Congi’ and how they use the data. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
This is part 2 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren giving some background to the property he manages, ‘Congi’ and why they introduced EIDs. (7mins 35secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
This is part 1 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Phil Holmes providing some background and an introduction to objective measurement and EIDs. (11mins 10secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
Accuracy and speed of record keeping were the key reasons for Traprock grazier Bim Goodrich to start using electronic identification (EID) tags in his sheep flock, and he is happy with the results. The producer from south east Queensland said EID tags have allowed him to improve control of his stud flock information and as … Read more
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