Sheep Husbandry

4 October 1989

© Commonwealth of Australia 1989
ISBN 0 644 09622 5

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Opening Pages	(PDF 155KB)
Preface List of Acronyms Glossary
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 230KB)
Chapter 2 - The basic needs of the sheep	(PDF 356KB)
Introduction Nutrition Water Protection from predators Protection from climatic extremes      Heat      Cold
Chapter 3 - Lambs, lambing and lamb marking	(PDF 496KB)
Introduction Current lambing practices      Timing      Place      Timing of lambing in relation to shearing      The extent of supervision Lamb losses      The extent of lamb losses      Factors impeding lamb survival      Is there an acceptable level of lamb losses?      Reduction of lamb losses Lamb marking      Earmarking      Tail docking      Castration      General marking welfare issues Lamb losses after marking
Chapter 4 - The sheep blowfly and its control	(PDF 548KB)
Introduction Sheep blowflies      The life cycles of L. Cuprina Susceptibility of sheep to blowfly strike      Breech strike      Body strike      Other strikes Effects of blowfly strike on the sheep Prevention and control of flystrike      Fly trapping      Biological control      Genetic control      Selective breeding programmes      Mulesing      Crutching      Pizzle dropping      Chemical control      Vaccination
Chapter 5 - Other health and handling issues	(PDF 329KB)
Introduction Internal parasites Footrot Dehorning Teeth grinding Electro-immobilisation Handling techniques and facilities Marketing Intensive husbandry Slaughter
Chapter 6 - Shearing	(PDF 332KB)
Introduction The timing of shearing      Sheep coats The shearing process Alternatives to conventional shearing      Biological wool harvesting      Robotic shearing The future of shearing
Chapter 7 - Reproduction	(PDF 334KB)
Introduction Traditional sheep reproduction Breeding objectives Manipulation of reproduction      Artificial insemination      Embryo transfer      Genetic engineering
Chapter 8 - Natural disasters	(PDF 337KB)
Introduction Bushfires Floods Drought
Chapter 9 - Regulation	(PDF 186KB)
Introduction The present regulatory situation      Codes of practice Rationale behind codes of practice Limitations of codes of practice      Increased monitoring
Chapter 10 - Summary and recommendations	(PDF 78KB)
Endnotes	(PDF 351KB)
Appendix I - List of witnesses who appeared beforethe Committee to give evidence on SHeep Husbandry	(PDF 92KB)