Genetics & Reproduction
Flock Talk April 2019 – Scanning and the Flock Scorecard.
In this edition of FlockTalk there are articles on: Leading Sheep – plan to scan and scan to plan Scanning: key to increase in flock fertility Data underpins flock scorecard Click here to view these articles.
FlockTalk August 2018 – making the most of EIDs.
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.
Sheep pregnancy scanning Part 6: Getting the basics right and pregnancy scanning summary
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
Sheep pregnancy scanning Part 5: How to use scanning information
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)
Sheep pregnancy scanning Part 4: Planning for a successful scanning and scanning options
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
Sheep pregnancy scanning Part 3: Ewe condition score and lamb birth weight influence on survival
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
Sheep pregnancy scanning Part 2: How to increase conception rates and lamb survival
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
Sheep pregnancy scanning Part 1: A producer’s experience with pregnancy scanning
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)
Electronic identification improves flock record keeping – a producer case study
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