FlockTalk articles on: Tags help identify top performers. ‘Control your own destiny’ with electronic identification. Click here to view these articles. Published in the Queensland Country Life on 16 August 2018.
This is part 6 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to to get the basics right for pregnancy scanning along with a summary. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was … Read more
This is part 5 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to use pregnancy scanning information. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the 28 May 2012. (5mins 22secs)
This is part 4 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to plan for a successful scanning and different scanning options. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the … Read more
This is part 3 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing why ewe condition score and lamb birth weight is important for lamb survival. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented … Read more
This is part 2 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to increase conception rates and lamb survival. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the 28 May 2012. … Read more
This is part 1 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Pat Hegarty from ‘Colanya’, Longreach sharing his experience with scanning. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the 28 May 2012. (11 mins 1 sec)
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
Queensland’s sheep and wool producers are being urged to prepare their flocks for autumn joining. Industry consultant Geoff Duddy, from Sheep Solutions, said preparing the flock was critical for effective results and involved a lot more than simply opening the gate to let the rams in with the ewes. “Ideally producers should be checking their … Read more
Dr John Milton talks about how grow lambs to achieve their genetic potential. John is the Director of Independent Lab Services (a feed analysis and consultancy company) and Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia. (Video length 12:54) This is part five of five in this series on the nutritional management of spring lambing … Read more