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Feeding ewes for productivity

HAVING CLEAR enterprise goals and using them to drive feeding and management decisions is the first step in improving ewe productivity, according to livestock specialist Hamish Dickson from AgriPartner Consulting.

Jill Griffiths
 There can be huge variation in the annual income generated by individual ewes within a flock. Understanding individual performance can help drive decisions. Source: AgriPartner Consulting

There can be huge variation in the annual income generated by individual ewes within a flock. Understanding individual performance can help drive decisions. Source: AgriPartner Consulting

Hamish presented at the recent MLA and AWI sponsored It's Ewe Time forums held in NSW and says while using technology to collect appropriate data is important, there is no point investing in technology...

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