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Australian Dorper Notes
The concept of Australian Dorper Notes is to bring together into one place, a quantity of information, which may be useful to the breeders of Australian Dorpers and White Dorpers. It is a body of information which will be updated and added to over time as new developments in the sheep industry occur and circumstances change.
The Australian Dorper and White Dorper Association Inc. acknowldges the the work of and is indebted to the many people who have contributed to this body of information. In particular we would like to thank those producers and researchers who have given their time to share their knowledge with us. Thanks should also go to external bodies such as State Departments of Agriculture and Meat and Livestock Australia who have allowed us to include their information under Australian Dorper Notes.
Table of Contents
A. Industry Background
B. Management
C. Nutrition
D. Animal Health
E. Breeding
F. Meat Production and Marketing
G. Compliance for the Australian Sheep Industry
A. Industry Background
A1. Introduction to the Dorper and White Dorper Sheep
A2. A brief history of the development of the Dorper & White Dorper Sheep
A3. A brief history of the Dorper and White Dorper Sheep In Australia
A4. Dorpers and White Dorpers Suit Prime Lamb Production in Australia
B. Management
B1. Farm Business management
B2. Record keeping and obligations
B3. How to Tell The Age Of Sheep.
B4. The role of liveweight scales in sheepmeat production
B5. Age of first joining sheep
B6. Ewe management and body weight at joining
B7. Fat score of ewes at joining: the benefits of optimal nutrition
B8. Why fat score breeding ewes?
B9. The economics of managing breeding ewes
B10. Lambing and difficult births (Dystocia)
B11. Fertility testing of rams
B12. Preparing to market livestock
B13. Circular sheep yard design and construction
B15. Selecting a sheep handler
B16. Fencing suitable for Prime Lamb Production and see also
B17. Points to Note on Fencing
B18. Organics Gives Business Flexibility
B19. Transport and Care of Sheep
C. Nutrition
C1. How pasture characteristics influence sheep production
C2. Grazing & pasture management
C3. Feeding, finishing & nutrition
C4. Full hand feeding of sheep - feeding management
C5. Full hand feeding of sheep - management
C6. Full hand feeding of sheep - quantities
D.Animal Health
D1. Vaccination programs for sheep
D2. Vaccination programs for sheep
D3. Cheesy gland (Caseous Lymphadenitis) in sheep
D4. Sheep health - scabby mouth
D5. Internal Parasites in Sheep
D6. Registered drenches for sheep worms
D7. Drench resistance and sheep worm control
D8. Laboratory tests for worms - prices and availability
D9. Quarantine drenching - don't import resistant sheep worms
D10. WormTest for livestock and guide to egg counts
D11. Sheep drench combinations, resistance and 'refugia'
D13. Selenium deficiency in sheep
D14. Hypocalcaemia in Sheep (Milk Fever)
D15. Goitre and Iodine Deficiency
D16. Lamb autopsy: notes on a procedure for determining cause of death
D17. Photosensitisation in stock
D18. Lameness in Sheep
D20. Bloat
D21. Grain poisoning of cattle and sheep
D22. Pregnancy Toxaemia (twin lamb disease)
D23. Perennial Ryegrass Staggers
D24. Ovine Brucellosis
D25. Ovine Brucellosis – Reducing the Risk
D26. Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD)
D27. OJD Prevalence Areas from 1 January 2011
E.Breeding
E1. Considering Breeding Stud Sheep? What it entails.
E2. The ADWDA Appendix Flock System Explained.
F. Meat Production and Marketing
F1. Comparing lamb marketing methods
F2. Preparation for Marketing animals
F3. Latest Market Prices and Indicators for Sheep
F4. Onling Marketing of Livestock
F5. Getting Started with AuctionsPlus (link to AuctionsPlus site)
G.Compliance for the Australian Sheep Industry
G1. Property Identification Codes (PICs) Explained
G2. NLIS for Sheep and Goats- How Does it Work?
G4. Accredited NLIS Sheep and Goat Tags.
G5. How to Order NLIS Sheep and Goat Tags
G6. Sheep Movement Documentation
G7. Sheep Health Statement Information
G8. Livestock Transport Standards - A Systematic Risk Assessment