Improving flock reproductive performance

"The extra lambs meant more to cull and more to sell, further lifting profitability of the enterprise."

A long-term program to improve flock reproductive performance at Tom’s Lake merino stud has yielded outstanding results for the Crossley family at Booligal, according to Rob Crossley.

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Lamb at the right time to lift profits

The most effective way to increase productivity and profitability in sheep enterprises is to lift stocking rates. Most enterprises in southern Australia only have 20% to 40% of pasture produced eaten; optimally this should be in the region of 50%.

A recent report by Lisa Warn, Mackinnon Project, School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, in conjunction with the Australian Sheep Industry Cooperative Research Centre, found that selecting the optimum time for lambing enables producers to optimise pasture use and lift stocking rates. And stocking rates are the key to maximising wool and meat per hectare to lift profits.

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