Sheep
- Feeding and nutrition
Feedlotting, pasture systems, full and supplementary feeding, stock feeds and fat scoring. - Management
Flock management including joining, ram fertility, lambing, buying replacements, aging sheep and livestock protection. - Health and disease
Internal and external parasites, footrot, other diseases including OJD, nutritional disorders, notifiable and emergency diseases. - Breeding and selection
Merino bloodlines, selection indexes and EBVs and prime lamb genotypes. - Welfare
Animal welfare during drought, transport accidents, humane destruction, and Standard Operating Procedures for the use of sheep in research and teaching. - Research
The Sheep Genetics and Improvement Unit researches new knowledge designed to improve productivity, profitability and sustainability of sheep production and quality of products. - Lamb marketing
Prime lamb production and marketing. - Sheep gross margin budgets
A guide to the relative profitability of similar sheep enterprises and an indication of the different management practices used. - Yards and equipment
Yard and shearing shed design, sheep handler selection and lambing paddock planning. - Contacts
Contacts in NSW DPI and the sheep industry. - YouTube videos
Links to online videos on sheep management.
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PROfarm courses.
Services
- Laboratory testing services
A range of diagnostic tests to assist vets and growers in improving animal health.
Recent News Releases
- 08 May 2013Focus on southern sheep production
- 06 May 2013Udder side of sheep on YouTube
- 20 Feb 2013World-first portable laser lamb probe
- 25 Jan 2013Introduction to sheep care and husbandry short course
- 10 Oct 2012Learn old school skills to lift lamb numbers
- 25 Sep 2012Tullamore flocks to find the right ram
Related Events
- 12th Jul 2013Mudgee Small Farm Field Days
- 24th Oct 2013Australian National Field Days
Related web links
- Sheep CRC 'Practical wisdom' notes
A series of technical notes on enterprise management, nutrition and quality sheepmeat.
