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Rebecca Thorn
Apr 23, 20212 min read
STAR-GAZING STOCK
- Are your sheep polio affected? This year we are hearing more farmers ask the question “Why are my sheep acting like they are blind and...
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Rebecca Thorn
Apr 19, 20212 min read
CALCIUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-LAMBING EWES
Calcium is one of the most important minerals in an animal's body. It is a critical regulator of multiple physiological processes,...
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Rebecca Thorn
Apr 16, 20216 min read
TRAC Beef & Sheep Newsletter - Autumn 2021 Edition
Traveling through Autumn, we have seen the full cycle of weather, ranging from wet to warm and then to windy days which has made for some...
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Mikaela Baker
Apr 16, 20212 min read
ENERGY BALANCE FOR LAMBING & LACTATION
Chasing milk production in sheep generally isn’t the primary focus unless you run a sheep dairy. However, it definitely needs to be...
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Rebecca Thorn
Dec 22, 20203 min read
MAXIMISING CONFINEMENT SUCCESSFULLY
This year we had headed into harvest with strong yields and excellent rain to finish forage and grain, however for those regions that cut...
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Rebecca Thorn
Dec 16, 20204 min read
FORAGE BRASSICAS - A SUMMER CROP RESOURCE
Growing forage brassicas can help give your stock a quick growing highly nutritional feed stuff over the Summer/ early Autumn period when...
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Rebecca Thorn
Dec 10, 20202 min read
UTILISING DRY SUMMER FEED
With plenty of late season rain, paddock feed is looking strong this season. For those that have benefited from greater pasture growth...
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Mikaela Baker
Dec 6, 20206 min read
Making the Most of Forage From Difficult Ensiling Conditions
By Mikaela Baker (B. Ag Sci), TRAC Ruminant Productivity Consultant Silage can be tricky to nail at the best of times. What makes great...
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Rebecca Thorn
Dec 3, 20209 min read
TRAC Beef & Sheep Newsletter - Summer 2020/21 Edition
Spring is a wrap and with summer programs are ramping up, there is a mixed bag for many with challenging fodder conservation programs and...
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Rebecca Thorn
Sep 3, 20204 min read
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WINTER PASTURES
With most areas having a drier than average winter, we have seen pastures that have grown at twice the normal growth rate in some areas....
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Rebecca Thorn
Sep 3, 20203 min read
LAMB RUMEN DEVELOPMENT
Let us look at how and why lambs grow, then we can use this information to make informed decisions and understand how to get them out of...
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Rebecca Thorn
Sep 3, 20207 min read
TRAC Beef & Sheep Newsletter - Spring 2020
Results in livestock production systems are ultimately driven by the consistency of feed intake presenting adequate energy for...
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Rebecca Thorn
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Check out these TPM Ready Reckoners...
Hot off the press are these new TRAC Performance Minerals Ready Reckoners... A quick reference guide to your investment in your stock...
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Mikaela Baker
Aug 17, 20203 min read
Mould & Yeast in Forages
This TRAC Tech Tip is focused on the effects of Mould & Yeast in Forages and the impact they have on animal performance
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Rebecca Thorn
Aug 13, 20204 min read
GETTING THE BEST OUT OF FAST-GROWING PASTURE & CROPS
Early Autumn breaks have lead to highest plant growth rates in years... Read on to discover the impact of fast growing low dry matter feeds
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Owen Rees
May 20, 20202 min read
TRAC BEEF & SHEEP TECH TIP - GRASS TETANY
Well the rains have finally come and in many areas the grass is starting to grow. Everyone is sick of hand feeding animals and is racing...
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Owen Rees
Apr 24, 20203 min read
TRAC BEEF & SHEEP TECH TIP - DYSTOCIA
Lambing Dystocia or lambing troubles are when a lamb is either too big for the birth canal, the birth canal is abstracted and or the lamb...
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Rebecca Thorn
Mar 25, 20202 min read
TRAC Beef & Sheep Newsletter - Autumn 2020
Seasonal conditions and commodity pricing continue to present extremes encouraging livestock producers to carefully evaluate and research...
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Mikaela Baker
Mar 19, 20204 min read
TRAC DAIRY TECH TIP - Autumn 2020
Water is the 2nd most essential nutrient after oxygen, yet highly underrated. Take a look at this TRAC Dairy Tech Tip for more information.
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Rebecca Thorn
Nov 30, 20192 min read
MACRO MINERALS IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
This article is from the TRAC Beef & Sheep Newsletter - Summer 2019/20 Edition, looking at the key function of macro minerals in the diet
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