Running a Small Flock of Sheep uses a step-by-step approach and has been written for small-scale sheep farmers and inexperienced people considering a rural life-style change. It will prepare the reader for each procedure and event on a sheep farm.
The book begins with an introduction to the basic principles and procedures of sheep farming and the economics and required farm infrastructure for different sheep enterprises. There are chapters on handling techniques, the obligations of owners, and laws and regulations covering the welfare of sheep. The remainder of the text deals with sheep husbandry including health and nutrition, condition scoring, breeding, lamb care and weaner management. There are separate chapters on wool production and prime lamb production. The final chapter covers the diagnosis, control and prevention of sheep diseases.
This reliable and understandable guide provides all the information anyone needs to make the right choices in successfully managing a small flock of sheep, whether you're running a single pet or several hundred sheep for prime lamb, wool or dual purpose.

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Hinton, David G .

CSIRO Publishing, Stylus Publishing, LLC [distributor

Land Links

2nd ed., Collingwood, Vic, Australia, 2006

CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC, 2006

2Rev Ed edition, September 15, 2006

2nd ed, Melbourne, 2006

Australia, Australia

2nd, PT, 2008

до 2011-01

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Previous ed.: East Melbourne, Vic. : Dept. of Agriculture, 1993.
Includes bibliographic references (p. [175]-176) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 12
1 Introduction......Page 14
A woolly heritage – setting the scene......Page 16
Wool industry......Page 17
Live sheep export......Page 18
Specialist industries......Page 19
Wool (non-breeders, wethers)......Page 20
Prime lamb breeders......Page 21
Turnover lambs (carryover lambs)......Page 22
Studs......Page 23
Pets, spinners, rations and lawn mowers......Page 24
4 Choosing a sheep enterprise......Page 26
5 Breeds......Page 30
Merino......Page 31
Carpet wool breeds......Page 32
Dual purpose wool and meat breeds......Page 33
Long wool breeds......Page 34
Short wool breeds......Page 36
Fat tail breeds......Page 39
Fleece shedding breeds......Page 40
Others......Page 41
Selling price......Page 42
Gross margins......Page 44
Land classes......Page 46
Trees and shelter......Page 47
Fences......Page 48
Electric fence......Page 49
Sheepyards......Page 50
Shearing sheds......Page 53
Basic equipment and supplies......Page 54
Water......Page 55
Obligations, laws and regulations......Page 56
Quality assurance......Page 57
Protecting our sheep......Page 58
Chemicals......Page 59
Home butchery......Page 60
Dogs......Page 61
Sheep facts and features......Page 62
Sheep and wool terminology......Page 63
How many can I run? – Stocking rate......Page 64
Handling......Page 66
Catching......Page 68
Shepherd dogs......Page 69
Finding the GR site......Page 70
Short ribs of the loin site......Page 71
Fat scoring......Page 72
Identify......Page 74
Crutch......Page 75
Pasture......Page 76
Join (mating)......Page 77
Infection management......Page 78
Worms......Page 79
Liver fluke......Page 80
Lameness......Page 81
Calendars of management operations......Page 82
Pasture......Page 84
Grazing management......Page 85
1. Pasture assessment......Page 86
2. Sheep requirements......Page 87
Fertilisers and soil treatments......Page 91
When and why supplementary feed?......Page 94
Assessing sheep condition......Page 95
Minimum fat scores......Page 96
Protein......Page 97
How to start......Page 98
Feed supplements for sheep......Page 99
Health while feeding supplements......Page 101
Ewe breeding cycle......Page 104
Ram selection and care......Page 105
Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) or Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs)......Page 106
Managing pregnant ewes......Page 107
Shed or isolate......Page 108
Assisting lambing......Page 109
Malpresentation......Page 110
After delivery......Page 111
Prolapses......Page 112
Orphan lambs......Page 114
Marking......Page 115
Castration......Page 116
Tail docking......Page 117
Mulesing......Page 118
Weaning......Page 119
Feeding......Page 120
Supplementary feeding......Page 121
Booster vaccination......Page 122
Scabby mouth......Page 123
Fibre diameter, quality numbers and character......Page 124
Fleece disease resistance......Page 126
Sheep selection for wool production......Page 127
Comparison of Merino strains......Page 128
Genetic measurement......Page 129
Carpet wool......Page 130
Wool for hand spinning......Page 131
Ewe selection and management......Page 134
Ram selection......Page 135
Joining/lambing......Page 136
Lamb markets......Page 137
Larger leaner lambs......Page 138
Equipment......Page 140
Skirting......Page 141
Wool classing......Page 142
Baling wool......Page 143
Auction......Page 144
Private sale......Page 145
Testing and certification......Page 146
Buying......Page 148
Preparation for sale......Page 150
Saleyards......Page 151
Sale by description......Page 152
National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS)......Page 153
Other quality assurance schemes......Page 154
Observation, risks and responses......Page 156
Clostridial infections......Page 157
Worms (roundworms and nematodes)......Page 158
Liver fluke (trematodes)......Page 163
Sheep lice......Page 164
Blowfly strike......Page 166
Sheep keds......Page 167
Tender wool......Page 168
Footrot......Page 169
Foot abscess......Page 170
Arthritis......Page 171
Milk fever (hypocalcaemia)......Page 172
Cheesy gland (caseous lymphadenitis, CLA)......Page 173
Ovine Johne’s Disease (OJD)......Page 174
Perennial ryegrass toxicity (perennial ryegrass staggers)......Page 175
Pizzle rot (sheath rot, balanoposthitis)......Page 176
Scabby mouth (scabby leg, contagious ecthyma)......Page 177
Urolithiasis (bladder stones)......Page 178
Glossary of sheep farmer’s terminology......Page 180
Glossary of common wool terms......Page 183
Further reading......Page 184
Photograph credits......Page 186
References......Page 188
Index......Page 190

Annotation. Running a Small Flock of Sheep uses a step-by-step approach and has been written for small-scale sheep farmers and inexperienced people considering a rural life-style change. It will prepare the reader for each procedure and event on a sheep farm.
The book begins with an introduction to the basic principles and procedures of sheep farming and the economics and required farm infrastructure for different sheep enterprises. There are chapters on handling techniques, the obligations of owners, and laws and regulations covering the welfare of sheep. The remainder of the text deals with sheep husbandry including health and nutrition, condition scoring, breeding, lamb care and weaner management. There are separate chapters on wool production and prime lamb production. The final chapter covers the diagnosis, control and prevention of sheep diseases.
This reliable and understandable guide provides all the information anyone needs to make the right choices in successfully managing a small flock of sheep, whether you're running a single pet or several hundred sheep for prime lamb, wool or dual purpose

Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Sheep in Australia; 3 Sheep enterprises; 4 Choosing a sheep enterprise; 5 Breeds; 6 Economics
costs and returns; 7 Sheep farm resources and infrastructure; 8 Responsibilities of sheep owners; 9 Meet a sheep
facts, figures and features; 10 Working with sheep; 11 Fat scoring; 12 Management operations; 13 Grazing and pasture management; 14 Feeding supplements; 15 Breeding sheep; 16 Lamb care; 17 Weaner management; 18 Wool sheep production; 19 Prime lamb production; 20 Harvesting and marketing wool; 21 Buying and selling sheep.

Provides all the information anyone needs to make the right choices in successfully managing a small flock of sheep, whether you're running a single pet or several hundred sheep for lamb or wool

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