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Facey Group: Managing Ewes in Confinement Webinar
February 15 @ 7:30 am - 8:30 am
FreeJoin Dr Susan Robertson through an online Zoom meeting to get some tips and tricks on confinement-feeding pregnant ewes.
Susan has spent her career researching practical on-farm strategies to improve the production of sheep. Susan joined Charles Sturt University as a researcher in 2006, and while all things sheep are of interest, she has a particular interest in improving the reproductive rate of sheep. She has published numerous studies including lamb survival, embryo mortality, sheep health, sheep production systems, simulation modelling of sheep/pasture cropping systems, and most recently Managing Breeding Ewes in Containment Areas; A Guide for Producers.
Tune in while having your morning coffee as Dr Susan Robertson covers the following topics,
- Confining ewes during late pregnancy, the risk and management
- Adapting ewes into and out of confinement
- Health management in confinement
- Managing staple strength in confinement