Sheep production: ram management. [Workshop paper]
1988
Watson, I.W. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Carnarvon)
Aspects of ram management identified are: subjective decisions about what line and stud to buy from; objective fleece testing of stud rams; placing of rams onto station with at least one winter to aclimatize; allocate a ram paddock that has good feed, shade and water; conservatively stock ram paddock; double shearing; inspect and cull infertile rams; supplementary feed prior to joining; use 4 percent mature healthy rams; use a draft based on grams of teste per ewe; gentle handling of ram flock (particularly prior to joining); yarding rams and ewes together at the start of the joining period; and allow joining period of 12 weeks.
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