Prime Lamb Helpline

Congratulations on taking the first step to increasing the productivity and profitability of your prime lamb enterprise. The White Suffolk is an Australian breed developed for Australian conditions. Their performance is consistently increasing profitability for lamb producers in the market place - can you afford not to be using them?

The AWSA has collated the following list of resources that will provide valuable information and tools for you. This page is a work in progress and it will be continually updated on a regular basis. We have listed the resources under the following topics:

Thanks to our State Departments of Primary Industries and MLA for providing much of the following information on their website.

Health and Welfare

Vaccination programs for sheep
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/179860/sheep-vaccination-programs.pdf

Cheesy gland
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/180370/cheesy-gland.pdf

Quarantine drenching – don’t import resistant sheep worms
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/111053/quarantine-drenching-dont-import-resistant-sheep-worms.pdf

Photosensitisation in stock
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/111157/photosensitisation-in-stock.pdf

Foot abscess in sheep
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/314410/Foot-abscess-in-sheep.pdf

Bacterial arthritis in lambs
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/111167/bacterial-arthritis-in-lambs.pdf

“Eryvac”vaccine- control polyarthritis in lambs
ttps://www.pfizeranimalhealth.com.au/products/238/eryvac-for-sheep-.aspx

Buying sheep can be a health hazard
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/142217/buying-sheep-can-be-a-health-hazard.pdf

Chemicals registered to treat lice and flystrike in sheep
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/319864/Chemicals-registered-to-treat-lice-and-flystrike-on-sheep.pdf

Ovine Brucellosis
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/145824/ovine-brucellosis.pdf

Ovine Johne’s Disease
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/223994/Ovine-johnes-disease-OJD.pdf

Ovine Johne’s Disease – the vaccine
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/health/specific/sheep/ojd/about/vaccine
How to calculate your total ABC OJD points

Sheep worms control and management
http://www.wool.com/Grow_WormBoss.htm

Hypocalcaemia in sheep (milk fever)
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/CART-62W3UT?open

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Getting started with auctions plus
http://www.auctionsplus.com.au/

Tips for transporting cattle and sheep
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/95979/tips-for-transporting-cattle-and-sheep.pdf

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Industry Compliance

Livestock identification
http://www.mla.com.au/Meat-safety-and-traceability/Livestock-identification/NLIS-sheep-and-goats

Sheep health statement
http://www.farmbiosecurity.com.au/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=81139B2E-0AD9-8825-D21B-A741FEA2E244&siteName=aahc

Information on sheep health statements
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/health/specific/sheep/ojd/movement/shs

Movement requirements for stock
http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/programs/jd/movement-requirements-for-stock.cfm

OJD prevalence areas
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/health/specific/sheep/ojd/about/ojd-prevalence-areas-jan2011

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Industry Programs

Making More from Sheep
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) have joined forces to develop Making More From Sheep, a best practice package of information, tools and learning opportunities for Australian sheep producers.
Almost 250 leading sheep producers and technical experts helped develop the 11 linked modules in the manual, which cover subjects ranging from soils and pasture to wool and meat marketing, animal health, genetics and farm sustainability.
This website contains all the content within the Making More From Sheep manual and cd-rom, and also gives you information about upcoming Making More From Sheep forums, workshops and other learning activities.
www.makingmorefromsheep.com.au
Managing Grass Seeds
4 part series published by the Stock Journal in association with the SA Lamb Development Team
- Good management key to top price (52KB .pdf)- written by Dale Cameron, Tatiara Meat, Bordertown SA - highlights the inconvenience and costs resulting from seed infested lambs from a processors point of view
- Seed damage to skins costly(57KB .pdf)- written by Paul Fitzsummons, SA Manager, Kreglinger Australia - looks at the value of lambs skins and managament practices to avoid damaging them.
- Plan strategies to cut impact on end product (45KB .pdf) - written by Scott Hutchings, Agronomist, Wesfarmers Landmark, Keith - outlines the best agronomic methods to reduce the risk of contamination
- Alliance boosts product, profits - (56KB .pdf) - written by Noel Evans, SA Lamb Team Member, Wesfarmers Landmark - on the benefits of forming a breeder-feeder alliance.