Sheep CRC Practical Wisdom is a series of technical notes to assist sheep producers to make sound decisions about technology and practices and then to have the know-how to implement their decisions.
These notes are created around the technology and practices that the Sheep CRC has investigated, thus they are not intended to cover all aspects of sheep management. However, you can expect more new notes at this site as we convert our research results into useful information.
Sheep CRC have also created a comprehensive set of information on sheep, meat and wool that you can obtain on a free CD. These are the 10 Sheep and Wool Education Modules with over 230 topics, created for undergraduate students. Click here for more information.
The Enterprise Management Series includes information on:
- Profitability of sheep enterprises in South Australia
- Lambing at the right time in South Australia - the first step to increasing sheep profits
- Optimising stocking rate - the key to increasing pasture utilisation and profit
The Nutrition series includes information on:
- Options for light weight spring lamb drop
- Sorghum grain for lot feeding of sheep
- Feeding grains and hay separately in lamb feedlots - cheap and effective
- Feedlot calculator
- The Cowra Bale feeder for hay and roughage feeding
The
Quality Sheepmeat series includes information on:
- Reducing dehydration in slaughter lambs
- Achieving target pH and temperature declines to improve meat quality
- Achieving a brilliant finish to your lambs
- Bone growth and selection for muscling
- On-farm impacts on meat eating quality
- Electrical stimulation for improved eating quality
- Growth and carcase characteristics of the major sheep breeds in Australia
- Taking the mutton out of lamb
- Selection for growth and lean meat yield
- Merinos can deliver
- Meat colour and shelf life
The Reproduction Series includes information on :
- Managing ewes for joining
- Successful pregnancy scanning
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