colin earl

Cost matters. 100 ewes into confinement to gain one condition score or 10 kgs to achieve a 20% increase in conception. Cost for gaining at 200 gms per day for 50 days at current feed costs, $25 per ewe. Feed 100 ewes, cost $2500 or $125 per extra lamb conceived. Ovastim $20.

@DingusM36997574 Select the heaviest ewe lambs. These are the first born singles. Not sure how this is improves anything genetically.

@colinearl2 Retain the heaviest ewe lamb progeny from these as replacements. Because they are tested in a high density environment soon only those that can rear fast growing twins will be identified. Rinse & repeat. After 2 or 3 generations, you will have elite sheep!

Trying shedders. Expect 20% less lambs and slower growth. A Prolific White ram will increase scanning rates by 60% and using a terminal sire , White Suffolk or Ultrawhite will enhance growth. Self replacing shedders will disappoint.

@DingusM36997574 Not very well.

@colinearl2 Our experience indicates otherwise. It is a paradigm. They used to say merino sheep would not lamb at 12 months. How did that turn out? I suggest you suck it see.

@DingusM36997574 How does this system select a ewe which produces the most $/Ha. All system selection ideas I have come across have inbuilt fallacies.

@colinearl2 Fertility genes are just a distraction. The end game is net$/ha. This is achieved by allowing the system to select the animal that performs best in your production system. Litters are not the best fit.

@DingusM36997574 Seems to work for the pork industry. Multiple times the efficiency for meat production of the lamb industry.

@consettfarming If you use very low birthweight terminals you shouldn’t have a problem. My experience is that you may have better results using White Suffolks. All lamb production systems give better growth rates when using terminals.

@colinearl2 Can you put a Dorset over them if you're not worried about wool on the lambs? Or does dystocia become a problem

@DingusM36997574 What do mean breed is irrelevant. A gene that increases scanning rate by 60% in breeds which have lower fecundity is hardly irrelevant.

@colinearl2 Respectfully, that statement is incorrect. Breed is largely irrelevant.

Prolific White ewes. Homozygous for the Booroola gene. 75% Nudie genetics. Male progeny produce single gene carriers which will scan at 200%. Call Colin on 0428647457.

Should you want to try some clean shedding rams which will lift your scanning rates by 60% or fine wool composites which will do the same as well as produce 23 crossbreds contact me.

@elonmusk Be great to see so many lose their money.

It must reach 69%, as foretold in the prophecy

@James_Stacey_ @Reece_Mason1 You can try a Multimeat merino which have a 23-24 micron fleece plus 200% scanning.

@Reece_Mason1 Just don’t run cross bred ewes, it’s either Merinos or shedders!

More money in shearing sheep than actually owning them…

@MichaelS_Guerin @stationmum101 @jcressw3 At least there is one candidate who is coherent,

@stationmum101 @jcressw3 Hmm 🤔 think you are being a little hard on yourself.

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My apologies to Nick and David. The caption in my last effort relates to this graph. Sorry for the confusion.

@consettfarming @DavidSandow1 Y axis is scanning %.

@consettfarming @DavidSandow1 Sorry, the X axis is the mating weight of the ewes not weight per hectare.

The graph below shows how the inherently low fecundity of the Australian sheep flock can be overcome to increase the efficiency of production.

@BenDooley8 By too fat I mean no more than CS3 and then they need to gain 15 kgs before lambing.

@colinearl2 Yep, but then you get light ewes that have trouble lambing, small lambs, and increased chance of losing all 4.

Bloody triplets. Can gene editing prevent triplets?Anyone out there that can confirm or deny?