Merino ewe mortality, shedder reproductive performance & increased weaning rates

This SRSP webinar features four early career researchers who are part of the research teams tackling some key sheep reproduction issues: Understanding the prevalence and causes of Merino ewe mortality: Bea Kirk, PhD Student, University of Melbourne, provided an overview of the Merino ewe mortality project and then focussed on her PhD research which is quantifying the impact of ewe condition score on Merino ewe mortality. Quantifying the reproductive performance of shedding breeds: Bobbie Lewis-Baida, Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Adelaide, outlined the progress made to date to quantify the reproductive performance of shedding sheep breeds and shared some early results on scanning percentages of maiden and adult ewes. New approaches to increase sheep weaning rates: Billie-Jaye Brogham and Megan Tscharke, Grant-Funded Researchers at University of Adelaide, jointly presented the three-stage approach used to increase sheep weaning rates and summarised the research conducted to determine the impact of betaine and melatonin on lamb survival.