Nutrition and health of ewes after the break
Ewes due to lamb in autumn and winter will often not be able to get all their feed requirements from the pasture. In autumn, the feed is usually short and dry, and lacking in...
sheep
SheepNotes out now! Autumn 2025
SheepNotes Autumn 2025 is OUT NOW and includes articles on dry seasonal conditions, reminders and resources, to resow or not to resow, trace elements, Campylobacteriosis and more.
Perennial ryegrass staggers and phalaris staggers
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...
Dealing with Autumn – Getting Ready for the Break
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 in sheep
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
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...
Tools for making rations
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...
Feed intake – how much can they eat
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...
SheepNotes out now! Spring 2024
SheepNotes Spring 2024 is OUT NOW and includes articles on Frost affected crops as hay, Get on top of worms, Vaccination – good insurance and On-farm Drought Infrastructure Grants for south west Victoria and more.
Does it make cents to finish lambs?
Dry season spring webinar series: October 2024 Join Geoff Duddy in this webinar to learn about finishing lambs in a tight season. Presenter Geoff Duddy will use examples to assist with decision-making around finishing...
