Management Guidelines for Efficient Sheep Production
Author | : G. E. Ricketts |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 69 |
Release | : 1999-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780788182860 |
ISBN-13 | : 0788182862 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Chapters: sheep production systems; crossbreeding and selection; using production records to help develop a more profitable flock; national sheep improvement program; ram testing; considerations during the breeding season; sheep health management; common sheep diseases; parasite control; foot health; nutrition; ewe management during gestation, lambing and lactation; artificial rearing of lambs; feeding and management of lambs to weaning and from weaning to market; feeding replacement lambs; breeding ewe lambs; management on pasture; sheep handling facilities; lamb marketing; lamb carcass shows; and wool production and marketing.