4 dec 2014

Selenium in Swedish sheep production

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Christian Näslund
LRF Kött
27 nov 2014

Meat Standards Australia sheepmeat information kit

Hämta (pdf)

The Meat Standards australia sheepmeat information kit has been written for stakeholders in the lamb and sheepmeat industry. This kit is for use by individuals and enterprises who seek to optimise the eating quality of their sheepmeat product.

Index

  • What is MSA sheepmeat?
  • The effect of nutrition and growth on sheepmeat eating quality
  • MSA requirements for handling sheep
  • The effect of breed and age on sheepmeat eating quality
  • The effect of pH on sheepmeat eating quality
  • The effect of hanging method on sheepmeat eating quality
  • The effect of cut and cooking method on sheepmeat eating quality
  • How to supply sheep to MSA

Meat & Livestock Australia
11 nov 2014

GROWING GREAT LAMBS WORKSHOP RESOURCE BOOK

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  • Introduction
  • Grow your lambs faster - make more money
  • Growing great lambs—key principles
  • Remember the “Two Qs”—pasture quality and quantity are key
  • Late pregnancy ewe nutrition and its impact on lamb
  • weaning weights
  • Growing great lambs—pre lamb drivers
  • Genetics
  • Lambing date
  • Ewe condition and nutrition
  • Animal health
  • Weather and geography
  • Stocking rate
  • Growing great lambs fom birth to weaning
  • The Opportunity
  • Potential growth rates
  • Importance of the “Two Qs”
  • When to wean
  • Growing great lambs post weaning
  • Lamb growth rates post weaning
  • Management of lambs post weaning
  • Factors influencing lamb growth post weaning
  • Animal health and management plan example
  • The farm system
  • Monitoring
  • Conclusion
  • Resources

Beef + Lamb New Zeeland
11 okt 2014

The breeding structure of the British sheep industry 2012

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Geoff Pollott
EBLEX
21 aug 2014

Making grass silage for Better Returns

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Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2011
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