Sheep Agskills provides a guide to the basics of handling and caring for sheep. The book contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and full-colour pictures.
Table of Contents:
- General safety precautions
- Animal welfare
- Quality assurance
- Catch, restrain and throw sheep
- Body condition scoring and fat scoring sheep
- Mouthing
- Foot trimming
- Drenching
- Hand crutching
- Machine crutching
- Problems associated with lambing
- Tail docking
- Vaccinating
- Castrating lambs
- Individual identification, and
- Safe Work Method Statements.
Author: Jennifer Laffan
ISBN: 9781760586676 | 64 pages | A4
Catalogue number: B105
Publisher: NSW Department of Primary Industries | 2023