Picking Performing Ewes
Dialing up the reproductive performance and sustainability of your flock
Dialling up the reproductive performance and sustainability of your flock
Picking Performing Ewes is half-day workshop, delivered by AWI-accredited advisors in partnership with AWI Extension Grower Networks.
You'll learn about:
- Lifetime reproductive performance of breeding ewes on long-term flock productivity – what are the impacts of poor vs. good reproductive performance?
- How measuring ewe rearing ability can improve your flock performance and minimise reproductive wastage and inefficiency
- Techniques for assessing and measuring reproductive performance of your breeding flock
- Learn key strategies to improve lifetime reproductive performance for your flock, and plan for measuring ewe rearing ability in your flock
- Identify key management strategies that assist in improving your reproductive rates to help you achieve your production goals.
Resources used in Picking Performing Ewes
Have you attended a Picking Performing Ewes workshop? Links to the publicly available resources that were used or referred to in the workshop are below.
- AWI Management Calendar (Excel version)
- Making More From Sheep
- Resource guide for sheep reproduction
- The value of pregnancy scanning
- Ewe scanning and management checklist
- Pregnancy scanning:an ultra-sound investment
- The value of pregnancy scanning report – BCA methodology
- AWI Practical Workshops
- Lifetime Ewe Management (LTEM)
- Winning With Weaners - Feed budget tables for Merino weaners
- Winning With Weaners - Weaner management checklist
- Standard reference weight calculator
- RAMping Up Repro Checklist for pre-joining
- LifetimeWool Feed budget tables: break of season (blue)
- LifetimeWool Feed budget tables: dry and drought (brown)
- LifetimeWool Feed budget tables: green pastures (green)
- AWI Reproduction calculator
For information contact:
Emily King
AWI National Extension Manager
emily.king@wool.com
0437 523 036
