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Drought Feeding and Management of Sheep
A Guide for Farmers and Land Managers
This booklet is a practical guide on sheep feeding and management during a drought to help producers break the daunting planning phase down into manageable steps and then to see the plan realised as a successful way of combating the drought.
As no two droughts are the same, this booklet cannot cover all situations. Rather, it aims to provide the general recommendations which can then be modified to fit the requirements of the individual. The application of the best information and advice can assist in developing a plan to suit your situation in managing through drought. Plans should include conservation issues, animal feed requirements, feeding in confined areas and making an assessment of water reserves and water quality.
This document is attached in three parts.
Part One:
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Preparing a Drought Action Plan
- Chapter 2. Setting targets
- Chapter 3. Feeding sheep during a drought
- Chapter 4. Managing sheep during a drought
- Chapter 5. Feeding in stock containment areas
- Chapter 6. Sheep health
- Chapter 7. The feed value of unusual feedstuffs
- Appendices
