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Sheep Farming for Meat and Wool contains practical, up-to-date information on sheep production and management for producers throughout temperate Australia. It is based on research and extension projects conducted over many years by the Department of Primary Industries and its predecessors and the University of Melbourne.

The book covers business management, pasture growth and management, nutrition and feed management, drought management, reproductive management, disease management, genetic improvement, animal welfare and working dog health. It also gives seasonal reminders for a spring lambing wool-producing flock, for autumn lambing Merino ewes joined to Border Leicester rams, and for winter lambing crossbred ewes joined to terminal sires. It will guide new and established farmers, students of agriculture and service providers with detailed information on the why and how of sheep production, and will assist farmer groups to initiate activities aimed at increasing their efficiency in specific areas of sheep production.

Introduction

• Chapter 1 Business management
• Chapter 2 Pasture growth and management
• Chapter 3 Nutrition and feed management
• Chapter 4 Drought management
• Chapter 5 Reproductive management
• Chapter 6 Disease management
• Chapter 7 Genetic improvement
• Chapter 8 Animal welfare
• Chapter 9 Working dog health
• Appendix 1 - Monthly management reminders
• Appendix 2 - Recording sheet for estimating average pasture height
• Appendix 3 - Cutting and drying pasture quadrants for estimating pasture availability
• Appendix 4 - Cost per weaner for different ram prices, joining rates and weaning percentages
• References and further reading

Code No. 014985, ISBN 9780643092945