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Planning a profitable sheep flock. Sandy McEachern Holmes Sackett Variations in profits are significant $60.00 Profit ($/Ha/100mm $40.00 $20.00 $0.00 Average Top 20% Wool Lamb Who were the most profitable? Wool Flocks Lamb Flocks 370

Planning a profitable sheep flock. Sandy McEachern Holmes Sackett
Variations in profits are significant $60.00 Profit ($/Ha/100mm $40.00 $20.00 $0.00 Average Top 20% Wool Lamb
Who were the most profitable? Wool Flocks Lamb Flocks 370 – 850 mm 350 – 750 mm Rainfall 53% – 109 % 71% – 128 % Lambs weaned per ewe joined 0.4 - 3.6 0.4 - 3.0 Stocking rate DSE/ha/100 mm Fibre Diameter 17µm - 21µm 18µm - 34µm 9 – 24 kg Dwt Lamb Sale Weights
What do the most profitable producers have in common? 1. Optimum pasture utilisation 2. Sheep that are fit to produce 3. Cost control
The production system chosen makes a significant impact on potential profits Efficient Systems Higher cost systems $8 $7 $6 CoP ($/Kg DWt) $5 $4 $3 $2 $1 $0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Production (Kg/Ha/100mm)
What matters most for wool production? • Lambing date • Stocking rate • Animal health • Costs • …..the rest – Pastures – Genetics – Reproduction rates – ………
Planning a profitable sheep flock • What is the target market? • What lambing date? • How many sheep? • What will the animal health program need to be? • How can other costs be optimized?

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