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WEBSep 17, 2024 · Organic probiotic success with lambs in feedlot trial. A SMALL-SCALE trial with an organic probiotic has resulted in a 25 percent increase in lamb liveweight gain, while also reducing methane intensity by 30pc…. Read More. 1. Sheep Central, September 16, 2024. Live Export.
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WEBNew season and Merino lambs boost AuctionsPlus offering. AUCTIONSPLUS commercial sheep and lamb listings increased 53 percent to 49,138 head last week, boosted by a bigger new season lamb offering…. Read More. Sheep Central, September 2, 2024. Wool Market Reports.
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WEBLive cattle trade ‘one catalyst’ from sheep exports’ fate. CHAIR of Australian livestock shipping company Wellard has urged livestock industry participants to actively stand up for the live cattle trade, which he says is now only “one catalyst” away from the same outcome as the live sheep export trade…. Read More. James Nason ...
Nation’s best young fleece judges to shine at Melbourne Royal Show
WEB1 day ago · NEW SOUTH WALES – Zara Kesby (15) from Bingara will represent New South Wales in the competition. Zara placed second in beef cattle and meat sheep and third in Merino fleece at a qualifying event in Bingara. She then went on to win the State Fleece Young Judges at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. …
Online sheep and lamb prices and clearances lift
WEBJul 19, 2021 · Shedding breed lambs also recorded positive sales, averaging $246, lifting $2/head on last week, with a clearance rate of 82pc. The shedding lamb category’s top-priced lot was a line of 60 Australian White future breeder ewe lambs that sold for $564/head. The ewe lambs at Junee in NSW were of …
Live sheep ban takes its toll, as Govt support goes missing
WEB2 days ago · Live sheep ban takes its toll, as Govt support goes missing. SHEEP producers across Western Australia are undertaking significant destocking and early job losses have started – and yet not a single cent in transition support has left Canberra, Sheep Producers Australia claims. It has been 11 months since the government received the ...
From Ram to Ewe – the best Machine of the Year at Henty
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The ergonomically designed, automated catching pen boosts shearer comfort and efficiency in shearing sheds by reducing dragging distances and allowing shearers to maintain better posture. The Ram-to-Ewe, entered by New South Wales inventor Simon Flinn of Flinn Design, The Rock, impressed the judges with its innovation, design and safety features.
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WEBSep 17, 2024 · Farmer activists, live exporters, MPs and truckies rally in Canberra. NATIONAL Farmer Rally speakers today protested at the influence of animal activism in Federal Government decisions, as the Australian Alliance for Animals urged the sheep industry to not blame animal.. Read More. 3. Terry Sim, September 10, 2024. News.
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WEBAbout Us. SheepCentral.com is a free online news and market intelligence service dedicated to the Australian sheep and wool industries. It is independently owned and managed by two of Australia’s most experienced rural journalists, Jon Condon and James Nason. Sheep Central’s editor is Terry Sim, based in Macarthur, Victoria.
Trait search puts MERINOSELECT at new world milestone
WEBSheep Central August 19, 2024. Merino rams at Hamilton’s Sheepvention. INCREASED genetic selection for fleece, carcase and reproductive traits in Merinos has driven the Sheep Genetics program to a new milestone. The latest MERINOSELECT analysis has reached 500,000 genotypes, making it the largest genomic evaluation of its type in the world.