With the recent cold weather that reduced pasture growth ahead of winter lambing, producers are being warned to watch out for pregnancy toxaemia, or twin lamb disease, in sheep.

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First cross highlights AuctionsPlus include ewes with lambs at foot from Barnawartha, VIC selling for $283 to a buyer in Bracknell, TAS.

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Georgina Wallace, Trefusis Merino Stud, Ross, Tasmania has again reigned supreme, taking out the title of Grand Champion in the 2018 Australian Fleece Competition with a fine Merino fleece.

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While it was preaching to the converted, MLA's Executive Chef Sam Burke and Domestic Market Manager Graeme Yardy still managed to grow the lamb fan base at the inaugural Lambition dinner last Saturday night.

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After months of rigorous testing and validation trials, confidence is growing in ASKBILL’s ability to accurately predict flock production and risks to animal health.

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The Board of Sheep Producers Australia has appointed Graham Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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Merino ewe lambs averaged $118 and ranged from $85 to $221 on AuctionsPlus last week.

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The AWEX EMI closed on 1981c – down 13c at auction sales in Australia last week.

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AWI Program Manager Vertebrate Pests Mr Ian Evans confirmed AWI’s commitment to funding support of its Community Wild Dog Control Initiative.

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A national series of MLA & AWI's It's Ewe Time! forums will be held in Southern NSW, Northern NSW and Qld in July and August.

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Extra heavy lambs reached $221/head with carcase prices averaging from 720c to 780c/kg cwt at SELX this week.

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Sheep breeders will today enjoy cheaper genomic testing of their flock when the price of the Sheep Genomic Test is reduced from $35 per animal to $27 (plus GST) when collected using a tissue sampling unit (TSU) and $30 (plus GST) when collected on a blood card.

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