Seasonal reminders and resources
Below is a reference to some past articles that may be useful over the coming months. These are available either as previous Sheep Notes articles on the Agriculture Victoria website (agriculture.vic.gov.au and search for ‘Sheep Notes’) or on the FeedingLivestock (FL) website
Topic | Content | Where is it |
|---|---|---|
Options for improving winter pasture growth | Lisa Warn presents the options for boosting winter growth to achieve late winter and spring pasture and the tools and triggers to achieve best results | |
Nutrition and health of ewes after the break | Guides on ewe requirements – pasture, health and Condition | |
Imprint feeding | Training lambs to eat grain before weaning | |
Safely getting stock onto grain | Outlines a program for introducing sheep to grain to prevent health issues | Drought Feeding and Management of Sheep Chapter 4 available on FL website |
Early weaning | Outlines some guidelines for early weaning of lambs, including production targets and nutrient requirements | |
Targets for maternals | Outlines results from research to develop guidelines for condition scores for crossbred ewes | |
Calcium disorders of ewes and lambs | Colin Trengove outlines hypocalcaemia, risks and potential treatment | |
Prolapsing ewe | Possible causes and prevention of prolapses in ewes | |
Tail length – getting it right | Guidelines (and why) of getting tail length in | |
Feed testing | The importance of testing feeds to be cost-effective and meet animal needs. Interpret the results of a feed test. | Webinar recording: feedinglivestock.vic.gov.au/2023/05/24/feed-testing-webinar-recording/ |
Do you need help assessing how good your pastures/crop are for stock? | Links to visual resources for assessing pasture and crops for amount and quantity. Links to tables on animals requirements | |
Ram health | Pre-joining ram checks |