Sheep Agskills

Build practical sheep farming and sheep husbandry skills with this comprehensive guide to livestock management, animal health and farm operations.

Produced by Tocal College and the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Sheep Agskills provides step-by-step instruction for many of the everyday tasks involved in running a successful sheep enterprise. Designed for farmers, students, trainees and agricultural workers, this practical guide combines animal welfare, livestock handling and farm management skills in an easy-to-follow format.

Whether you are learning how to handle sheep safely, manage lambing, administer animal treatments or prepare sheep for transport, this guide delivers practical knowledge supported by current industry standards and best-practice livestock management.

Who this guide is for

• Sheep producers and livestock farmers
• Agricultural students and trainees
• TAFE, VET and high school agriculture programs and libraries
• Acreage owners keeping sheep
• Trainers and agricultural educators

What you'll learn

• Safe sheep handling and restraint techniques
• Sheep welfare and livestock management practices
• Sheep body condition and fat scoring
• Mouthing sheep and ageing livestock
• Foot care, trimming and footbath management
• Drenching and vaccination procedures
• Hand and machine crutching
• Managing lambing and birthing complications
• Tail docking and lamb management
• Sheep identification and NLIS requirements
• Livestock transport and biosecurity procedures
• Risk management and workplace safety practices

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.

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