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Perennial ryegrass staggers PRGS is seen when sheep graze tall, dry ryegrass (Lolium perenne) particularly in late summer and autumn, and often following sufficient rain to stimulate limited pasture growth. We have previously seen...
This webinar was run by the Perennial Pastures Systems with support from Agriculture Victoria. Jess Revell , Rumenate Livestock Services, reports on local hay and pasture this season and how they relate to stock...
Hypocalcaemia is a metabolic disease in sheep that is primarily due to a lack of available calcium. This is not usually a simple deficiency. Sheep are most susceptible in late pregnancy, but hypocalcaemia may...
The lambing planner is a simple tool that allows you to change a lambing date or a joining date to see the impacts of that on other key times in the reproductive year. It...
There are a number of tools and resources that can help to develop rations for any class of stock, and for what production you are after. Here, we feature the ones that do not...
When comparing feed costs, it is important to compare feeds on a cents per megajoule basis (c/MJME) to get a true comparison of which is best value for the dollars you are spending. The...
Join Agriculture Victoria’s Livestock Extension Officer Fiona Baker to hear about what to think about when buying, selling or feeding fodder. In this presentation Fiona will cover topic items such as fodder quality, what...
In choosing the best value feed that will meet the needs of the various classes of stock, you may also need to consider whether the animals can eat enough of the supplement to meet...
A short term (14 days) emergency feed and water budget can be used in the event of an emergency to provide some basic feeding and water guidelines for a range of livestock, including sheep,...
