February 2021
Newsletter Number 25
Pasture Peace Prosperity Field Day Saturday 27th March, Butt Farms, The Lakes, nr Northam WA
Neil Garnett will speak on SHEDDING SHEEP: MOVING INTO THE MAINSTREAM
SheepMaster™ and UltraWhite sheep on display Topics 10.40: Direct Seeding 11.10: Shedding Sheep 11.40: Chris Ferreira, 12.40: Tamgaree Kikuyu
SheepMaster is heading East (Covid-permitting) We are planning a road trip in July /August from Brisbane to Adelaide to visit our National SheepMaster Stud Breeders in NSW and to meet up with breeders and interested parties. We will be conducting Open Days at each Stud plus Presentations in Brisbane and Adelaide to agents and interested sheep breeders. If you would like to contact us re any of the above, email: or phone: 0417997933 admin@sheepmaster.com.au. Full schedule out by May
Field Day Details & Invitation
To Tail or Not to Tail?
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We have received many responses to our “tails on or tails
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Brisbane National Stud Breeder Locations 1. Tenterfield in NSW
off?” topic in shedding sheep. We have decided to leave half our yellow tag lambs this year with tails on to evaluate the outcome. To us, it is a no brainer. Shedding sheep have
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hides just like a cow, so there is absolutely no reason to take their tails off. Tails off is traumatic, costly and lowers productivity, therefore profitability. The
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valuable, mature ewe on the right has vulval cancer from sun exposure while the animal on
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the left is balanced and complete. The powerful tail is a fly swatting cleaner and social tool, amongst other functions. Let’s keep talking tails!
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Judy & Gary Doyle David Harrison Mike O’Hare Pip Hamersley-Everett
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All breeders have Rams Available. To find out about our NSW National SheepMaster Stud Breeders, go to https://www.sheepmaster.com.au/our-national-sheepmaster-breeders
Pregnancy testing SheepMaster Stud White Dog Lane, the Parent Stud at Elleker has recently completed a pregnancy testing program of the autumn lambing ewes. 41% of the pregnant ewes scanned were pregnant with twins. This is an exceptionally good result. PH: +61418855406 Email: admin@sheepmaster.com.au. www.sheepmaster.com.au
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