Sheep Updates 2015 - Moora

Authors

Bruce Mullen, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Kate Pritchett, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Kimbal Curtis, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Daniel Real, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Jaq Pearson, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Lynne Bradshaw, RSPCA WAFollow
Geoff Lindon, Australian Wool Innovation
Katherine Davies, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Kevin Hepworth, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Stephen Lee, University of Adelaide
Dawson Bradford, Producer, Hillcroft Farms, NarroginFollow
Lucy Anderton, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Jackie Jarvis, Agrifood Labour & Skills
Ben Patrick, Yarrawonga Merino Stud

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

City

Perth

Publication Date

2015

Keywords

Sheep, innovation, productivity, sheepmeat, wool, economic drivers, ewe, liveweight, traceability, Identification, RSPCA, welfare, breech strike, control options, marking, lamb, nutrition, condition score, LD genomic test, feedlot, economics, weight, Tedera, perennial forage, disease investigation, biosecurity, saline, traineeship, youth, succession

Disciplines

Adult and Continuing Education | Agricultural Economics | Animal Diseases | Biosecurity | Genetics and Genomics | Parasitology | Sheep and Goat Science

Abstract

This session covers thirteen papers from different authors:

1. The Sheep Industry Business Innovation project, Bruce Mullan, Sheep Industry Development Director, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

2. Western Australian sheep stocktake, Kate Pritchett and Kimbal Curtis, Research Officers, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

3. Tedera - a perenial forage legume to reduce your supplementary feeding in summer and autumn, Dr. Daniel Real, Senior Plant Breeder, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

4. National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep and goats - what is the NLIS database? Jac Pearson, Biosecurity Officer, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

5. Myths, Facts and the role of animal welfare in farming, Lynne Bradshaw, president, RSPCA WA

6. Latest research and development on breech strike prevention, Geoff Lindon, Manager Productivity and Animal Welfare, AWI

7. Lamb Survival Initiative and 100% Club, Katherine Davies, Development Officer, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

8. Subsidised disease investigation pilot program, Kevin Hepworth, Program Coordinator, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

9. Using genomic technology to increase genetic gain, Stephen Lee, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide and Sheep Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)

10. A case study of sheep breeding using the latest genetic and genomic technology, Dawson Bradford, Producer, Hillcroft Farms, Narrogin WA

11. Economics of feed lotting - to feed-lot or not?, Lucy Anderton, Economist, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

12. Sheep industry traineeships - encouraging a new generation of farmers, Jackie Jarvis, Consultant, Agrifood Labour & Skills

13.Opportunities and challenges facing youth in the sheep and wool industry, Ben Patrick, Yarrawonga Stud

Comments

Please cite papers individually

Recommended Citation

Mullen, B, Pritchett, K, Curtis, K, Real, D, Pearson, J, Bradshaw, L, Lindon, G, Davies, K, Hepworth, K, Lee, S, Bradford, D, Anderton, L, Jarvis, J, and Patrick, B. (2015), Sheep Updates 2015 - Moora. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth. Conference Proceeding.