Reduce Your Worm Risk
Low-worm risk pastures are an important part of an integrated approach to parasite management in sheep. The availability of low-worm risk pastures is ... Find out more >>
Sheep Health & Nutrition
Increase Your Lamb Survival
Preliminary analysis from stage 1 of the project investigating the “Impact of mob size and stocking rate on lamb survival” suggests that lamb survival ... Find out more >>
Breed Worm Resistant Sheep
A recent analysis shows worm resistance can be bred relatively rapidly with little effect on other important traits. The study published in January ... Find out more >>
Is carb-loading good for reproduction?
Dave Miller, E. Bowen and C. Jacobson, Murdoch University WA Corresponding author: D.Miller@murdoch.edu.au Extracted from the “Ovine Observer” ... Find out more >>
Graze Lucerne at joining to increase lambing percentage
Sheep producers could significantly increase lamb weaning percentages from autumn-joined ewes by having them graze lucerne during joining. This new ... Find out more >>
Tri-Soflen Approved for Castration & Tail Docking in all Sheep Breeds
The Australian Veterinarian Medicine regulator (APVMA) has now extended the approved use of Tri-Solfen anaesthetic to include the alleviation of pain ... Find out more >>
Sheep Pneumonia
There is anecdotal evidence of increased incidence of Pneumonia in sheep flocks in southern Australia this year. “Summer” pneumonia (chronic non ... Find out more >>
Reduce the Grain Feeding Risk with Eskalin
Over the coming weeks producers will be starting to think about grain feeding lambs. Getting lambs onto grain can be challenging, particularly if ... Find out more >>
Correct Carcass Disposal
Animal carcases can pose a serious risk to both human and animal health, can jeopardise biosecurity and impose a range of environmental impacts if not ... Find out more >>
Improve your profits from sheep!
A new service is being offered by “Livestock Logic”, a veterinary and consultancy practice in Hamilton Vic. “Sheep Logic” wants to work with ... Find out more >>
