Know How / Sheep

Whether you run a sheep flock that numbers in the dozens or the thousands, keeping your rams, ewes and lambs healthy and productive is the key to achieving maximum production.

Regardless of your sheep breed, location or system, these pages give you the important health, welfare, nutrition and genetic advice to help make your flock profitable and sustainable.

Key focus areas:

Breeding to suit your system
Grassland management and nutrition
Improving flock health
Finishing lambs to suit market requirements
Reducing your cost of production

Latest Know How

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How a flock health plan can help improve performance

Use of flock health plans and KPIs can be invaluable for any sheep farmer to monitor output, reduce costs and improve flock health. They are also a positive way to…

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How a fine-wool flock is selecting for blowfly tolerance

A sheep bred for high-quality wool naturally has thin skin. The bonus is that this sheep is also naturally resistant to blowfly strike. The connection between skin thickness and strike…

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Advice on lifting lamb weaning percentage

Sheep producers who have not yet weaned lambs should act now to avoid dragging down ewe condition ahead of tupping. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright says weaning at 12 weeks…

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Advice on using flock data to set achievable goals

A diary or a whiteboard in the lambing shed next season can start a good habit that will improve barren rates, lamb survivability and, in time, overall flock performance. Decent…

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