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Winning With Weaners feed budget tables

Feed budgeting is an essential part of managing any sheep operation, but the requirements of weaners are different to adult stock due to their high demand for protein for growth. Use AWI’s Feed Budget Tables for Merino Weaners to first set your Target Weaning Weight and liveweight targets, then understand your weaners’ requirements based on the quality and quantity of feed you have available.

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Sheep nutrition over summer and autumn Why Western Australian woolgrowers should stay with wool Reaping the benefits of pregnancy scanning Where to start with addressing salty land Recognising and preventing metabolic disease in lambing ewes Preparing low worm-risk paddocks Management targets for increased productivity and profitability Making more money out of wool sheep: Data to decisions, markets and management Driving productivity with EID Making sense of ASBVs and Selection Indexes Best-practice shearing and crutching Preparing for a successful joining Strategies to increase conception and reproductive rates Australian wool production is in the box seat to help livestock industries become part of the climate solution Wool bioharvesting technique aims to provide woolgrowers with choice Increasing your bottom line with agtech Strategies and tactics for the season Raising the bar with lamb survival Feed budgeting 101 What to look out for with stock water quality and some tips to help Passengers vs Performers Making cent$ of carbon and emissions on-farm Wean to manage Agtech wrap: recent agtech developments for woolgrowers

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Tackling Tough Times Webinar – Session 1 Tackling Tough Times Webinar – Session 2 Feed Budget Tables – Green Feed Budget Tables - Break of Season Feed Budget Tables - Dry/Drought Making More From Sheep Condition Scoring of Sheep Shearing Shed Safety Lifetimewool ParaBoss Visual Sheep Scores Pain relief at lamb marking Best-practice lamb marking FeralScan AWI Workshops Information AWI Change Makers Episode 6: Lambing paddock planning AWI Change Makers Episode 2: Weaning to manage Winning With Weaners webinar AWI Change Makers Episode 1: Lambing mob size AWI Change Makers Episode 7: Scanning to manage AWI Change Makers Episode 4: Ewe condition scoring AWI Change Makers Episode 5: Joining time and length AWI Change Makers Episode 3: Ram Performance Management Standard Reference Weight calculator Winning With Weaners feed budget tables Sheep Genetics Understanding MERINOSELECT ASBVs Factsheet Sheep Genetics MERINOSELECT Indexes Factsheet AWI Prepare your sheep for shearing Factsheet AWI Dealing with shearing cuts Factsheet The value of pregnancy scanning Checklist for pregnancy scanning and ewe management from joining to lambing Pregnancy scanning: an ultra-sound investment Resource guide for sheep reproduction Stock water Pregnancy toxaemia fact sheet Hypocalcaemia fact sheet Calcium and magnesium deficiencies in pregnant and lactating ewes Wool harvesting engagement checklist Scoring for profit

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