  |
Evaluate The Economics Of Your Flock - http://www.ansci.uiuc.edu/sheepnet/fulltext.cfm?section=2&documentID=10
In spite of price volatility, it is important that we know our costs and determine how we can cut costs, improve management, and improve productivity, so our operation remains profitable. |
| |
Behavioral Principles of Livestock Handling - http://www.grandin.com/references/new.corral.html
This site contains information regarding livestock handling and stress reduction. |
| |
United States Border Collie Handlers Association - http://www.usbcha.com/
Information about Border Collies and herding. Contains articles on general information, activities, veterinary information, breeding, culture, books and magazines, and products. |
| |
Guidelines for Using Donkeys as Guard Animals with Sheep - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/donkey2.htm
This paper summarizes some of the management guidelines and other factors which may improve the likelihood of a donkey becoming a successful livestock guard animal. |
| |
National Sheep Improvement Program - http://www.nsip.org
NSIP offers a computerized genetic performance evaluation program,designed to help identify high-producing replacements, cull poor-producing animals, and assess overall management strengths and weaknesses. |
| |
Controlling Leafy Spurge Using Goats and Sheep - http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/hay/r1093w.htm
Sheep and goats can be effective tools to complement herbicides for control of leafy spurge. In addition, their control efforts can generate an economic return from land that other livestock won't graze. |
| |
http://www.goats4h.com/Sheep.html - http://www.goats4h.com/Sheep.html
This is a delightful, general information site on sheep designed by a youngster as a 4H project. |
| |
The Sheep Flock Improvement Program - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/info_sfip.htm
SFIP is a home testing genetic improvement program designed to assist Ontario purebred and commercial sheep producers in the evaluation of potential breeding stock and to provide a measure of the comparative productivity of ewes in the flock. Enrollment information and data available. |
| |
Welfare of Sheep and Goats - http://ars.sdstate.edu/animaliss/shepgoat.html
A number of the procedures necessary to sheep and goat production are stressful, but benefit the animals overall. Alternative methods of restraint, castration, tail-docking, and fostering are available and should be compared to determine relative stressfulness. |
| |
Assessment of Stress During Handling and Transport - http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/livestock/lvstgran.htm
Paper covering some of the factors that influence how an animal may react during handling. |
| |
Humane Sheep Handling and Transport Resources - http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/livestock/lvstshee.htm
Bibliography and audiovisuals. |
| |
Management Practices Can Influence Predation - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/info_mgmtpredinf.htm
Predisposing factors. |
| |
Something's Been Killing My Sheep - But What? - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/coydog2.htm
The purpose of this factsheet is to aid producers and livestock evaluators in distinguishing between losses caused by predators and non-predator causes. If predation is the cause of death then it is particularly important to identify the species responsible so additional control measures can be implemented to minimize future losses. Heavy emphasis is placed on distinguishing between coyote predation and dog predation, since they collectively account for almost all predator related losses in Ontario flocks. |
| |
FlockFiler: Complete Software for Sheep Records - http://www.flockfiler.com/
FlockFiler is a computer database for keeping health, management, and breeding records of sheep. For Windows and Macintosh, FlockFiler is suitable for any shepherd and for flocks of any size. |
| |
Sheep Pocket Guide - http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/sheep/as989-1.htm
An aid to basic sheep management practices in today's sheep business. |
| |
Starting or Expanding Your Sheep Flock - http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/DI0730.html
Discusses the various costs involved in starting or expanding a flock of ewes. For sheep producers and those needing information on sheep production. |
| |
Guard Dogs - http://www.case-agworld.com/cAw.LUgdogs.html
Introduction to using guard dogs to control predation of sheep. |
| |
Sheep Coats - http://www.gfwsheep.com/sheepcoats/sheep.coats.html
Instructions for making Sheep Coats to protect wool fleeces. |
| |
The Ideal Lambing Season - http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/ideal.html
Realistically, an ideal lambing season is not likely, however, we can manage the ewes to approach the ideal as close as possible. |
| |
Increasing Lamb Survival - http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/incrlamb.html
Proper management of the flock at key times of the production cycle can reduce young lamb mortality. A realistic goal of 10% lamb mortality is attainable by most producers. |
| |
Management of Ewes and Lambs at Weaning - http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/manewes.html
Separation at weaning can be stressful for both lambs and the ewe. Management goals should be to keep this stress as low as possible, thereby reducing incidence of disease and health problems in ewes and lambs and allowing the lambs to grow at a normal rate. |
| |
Early vs Late Lambing - Which is best? - http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/earlylmb.html
This article examines the pros and cons of early and late lambing systems and how they can fit individual producer's goals and operations. |
| |
Nutrition of the Ewe Flock - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/eweflock.htm
Steps to prevent "empty gut disease" caused by the inadequate supply of nutrients. |
| |
Condition Scoring of Sheep - http://www.case-agworld.com/cAw.IU.framescore.html
Describes method of classifying ewes into groups according to fullness of muscling and amount of fat cover and how to adjust feed regime according to the condition score and stage of the production cycle. |
| |
Wintering the Ewe Flock - http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/eweflock.html
With the cessation of pasture growth, more inputs of labor, management and harvested feedstuffs are required for the ewe flock. Actually, the winter period and nutrient needs of the flock may be as much a function of when a producer lambs as what the weather is. |
| |
Evaluating Farm Resources and Sheep Production Systems - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/evaluate.htm
Article helps the shepherd identify and evaluate resources that are available on the farm and to match these assets to an appropriate production system. |
| |
Sheep Flock Improvement Program EPDs - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/sfipepds.htm
Using Estimated Progeny Difference to make genetic improvements and increase flock performance. |
| |
Department of Animal Science - ISU - http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/index.php?id=morrical
Dr. Morrical's area of research is sheep nutrition, forages and fetal and baby lamb survival. Iowa State University, USA. |
| |
Herding with German Shepherds - Nickelsberg's Farm - http://www.german-shepherdherding.com/
Information about boundary style herding. |
| |
Sheep Training Tips - http://www.fibreworksfarm.com/shetland/sheep.htm
Some people are interested in taming older sheep, some people are interested in the halter training. There are some points common to both activities. Brief summary of the process that we used at Fibre Works Farm over a three week period this summer. |
| |
Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook (abstract) - http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/mwps/MW0003.htm
Classic reference containing information about how to build an efficient sheep system. Provides detailed layouts so the shepherd can construct his/her own equipment. |
 |
Ewe Byte - http://www.ewebyte.com/
Offering a system for managing sheep production and health. |
| |
J & K's Sheep Page - http://home.planet.nl/~jhut/sheep/sheep.htm
Features links to sheep care education and information, breeds and wool information, sheep jokes, and foot and mouth information. |
| |
Sheep Transport References - http://lamar.colostate.edu/~grandin/behaviour/sheep.trans.html
List of references regarding the effect of transport upon sheep. |
| |
Replacement Ewe Lamb Production - http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/livestock/aps-97_06/aps-797b.html
Ewe lambs born in March and April are excellent candidates to be used as replacement ewes in spring-lambing flocks. With proper feeding and breeding management, spring-born ewe lambs should be in production by the time they are 12 to 14 months of age. |