The following producer groups are Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS) funded by Meat & Livestock Australia. 1. Optimising the Fertility of Maiden Ewes PDS Details Who: Making Maidens Weight Duration: May 2023 – June 2026 Location: central west Queensland rangelands (Beaconsfield, Ilfracombe and Dunblane, Barcaldine) Image from June 2024 field day at Beaconsfield demonstration site. Aim To … Read more
Tagging requirements Queensland is moving to mandatory eID for individual sheep and goats, as part of a national initiative. By 2027, all sheep and managed goats will need to be tagged with an eID if moved from the property of residence. Visual tag system and mob-based movements will no longer be allowed. More information on … Read more
This case study looks at how Goondiwindi producers, John and Debbie Cowley, use Electronic Identification (EID) in their dual purpose sheep flock. In particular, they use EIDs to identify lifetime conception and lambing rates for ewes, and autodraft into mobs for separate management of single and twin bearing ewes. Ewe selection using this data has … Read more
The H Series of Webinars is a ten-part series aimed at giving new and aspiring sheep producers a leg up into the Queensland sheep industry. The second webinar, ‘Him & Her’, covered sheep reproduction with a focus on maximising the number of lambs from your ewes and rams and understanding what is ‘normal’ for the … Read more
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 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