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