On 12 March 2018 Leading Sheep organised a Ruminant Nutrition webinar, presented by Desiree Jackson of Desiree Jackson Livestock Management. This is clip three and is titled “Animal intake and pasture quality”.
Nutrition & Pastures
Ruminant nutrition Clip 4: The big three, nutrient balance and nutrient importance.
On 12 March 2018 Leading Sheep organised a Ruminant Nutrition webinar, presented by Desiree Jackson of Desiree Jackson Livestock Management. This is clip four and is titled “The big three (protein, energy and phosphorus), nutrient balance and nutrient importance.
Ruminant nutrition Clip 5: Fertility in sheep and cattle, relating to body condition score
On 12 March 2018 Leading Sheep organised a Ruminant Nutrition webinar, presented by Desiree Jackson of Desiree Jackson Livestock Management. This is clip five and is titled “Fertility in sheep and cattle, relating to body condition score”.
Ruminant nutrition Clip 6: Testing nutrition levels, nutrition best practice and nutrition summary
On 12 March 2018 Leading Sheep organised a Ruminant Nutrition webinar, presented by Desiree Jackson of Desiree Jackson Livestock Management. This is clip six and is titled “Testing nutrition levels, nutrition best practice and nutrition summary.
Nutritional management of spring lambing Merinos to rear more lambs. Part 5: Growing lambs to achieve their genetic potential
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
Nutritional management of spring lambing Merinos to rear more lambs. Part 4: Reducing the loss of twins around birth
Dr John Milton talks about how to reduce the loss of twins around birth. 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 13:05) This is part four of five in this series on the nutritional management of spring … Read more
Nutritional management of spring lambing Merinos to rear more lambs. Part 3: Hold ewes about condition score 3 during pregnancy
Dr John Milton talks about the importance of holding ewes about condition score 3 during pregnancy to rear more lambs. 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 4:03) This is part three of five in this series … Read more
Nutritional management of spring lambing Merinos to rear more lambs. Part 2: The importance of pregnancy scanning
Dr John Milton talks about the importance of pregnancy scanning to rear more lambs. 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 4:49) This is part two of five in this series on the nutritional management of spring … Read more
Nutritional management of spring lambing Merinos to rear more lambs. Part 1: Managing maidens
Dr John Milton talks about managing maiden ewes to rear more lambs. 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 6:54) This is part one of five in this series on the nutritional management of spring lambing Merinos … Read more
Drought feeding to minimise ewe and lamb losses – a producer case study
Jeffery and Tricia Agar implemented a drought feeding program for their sheep on ‘Barbara Plains’ in south west Queensland. The ration was based on corn, hay and a dry lick. It minimised breeding ewe losses and achieved a 75 per cent lambing in extremely dry conditions. The Agar’s top tips are: be organised, start feeding … Read more