Displaying items by tag: sheep
Happy sheep most important
An overwhelming response to a sheep welfare survey of farmers, scientists and consumers shows animal wellbeing is of utmost importance to the Australian sheep industry, says Australia’s Sheep CRC.
Sheep man gets top role
Well-known sheep specialist Professor Paul Kenyon is the new head of Massey University’s Institute of Veterinary, Animal, and Biomedical Sciences.
Good year ahead for Aussie sheep farmers
Australian sheep farmers are set to benefit from strong global demand for lamb thanks to tighter supplies from New Zealand.
Lamb group targets US menus
BEEF + LAMB New Zealand (B+LNZ) is working together with its sheep farming counterparts from the US and Australia to get Americans eating more lamb.
Beef buffers dairy doom
HIGHER SHEEP and beef prices seem set to buffer the drop in export earnings from dairying, according to the latest economic update from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Drought still influences lamb production
THE IMPACT of the massive drought two years ago is still affecting sheep numbers, with only a modest increase this season.
Sheep can compete with dairy!
DONE RIGHT, sheep farms can compete with dairy, says Professor Tony Bywater, of Lincoln University’s faculty of agriculture and life sciences.
Aussies claim world-first worm vaccine
THE WORLD’S first sheep worm vaccine has been released in Australia.
Barbervax protects against barber’s pole (Haemonchus contortus) giving farmers and vets a drench alternative that will limit drench resistance, says Australia’s Sheep Collaborative Research Center (Sheep CRC).
No EID for Aussie sheep
AUSTRALIAN FARMERS will not have imposed on them a national electronic ID system for identifying sheep and goats.
New facility aims to boost sheep profits
A NEW Lincoln University education and research facility aims to help boost profitability in the sheep sector.