Ram buyers at the recent Wattle Dale sale in Western Australia were using Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) much more than in previous years to inform their buying choices, driving up average prices and increasing clearance rates.
Livestock benefit significantly from supplementation of trace minerals during critical times such as before joining, after transport, and at weaning, due to increased demands of reproductive and immune systems.
The tabling of a WAFarmers initiated petition seeking an economic and social investigation into the importance of Australia’s live sheep trade has been backed by the industry.