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Sheep Unit Final Presentation March 2016
The document provides details from the final presentation of the Sheep Unit team. It introduces the team members and their roles. It then summarizes the flock inventory, financial outlook which showed a loss, and recommendations for the next year which include securing long term pasture and increasing the purebred flock. Key performance indicators such as lambing percentage and mortality are also reviewed.
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Sheep Unit Final Presentation March 2016
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- 2. The Team Josh Driedger Leader& Finance Manager Myrnam, AB Keven Kitchen Public Relations & Marketing Manager Yellow Grass, SK
- 3. Hope Buswell Sustainability & StewardshipManager Smoky Lake, AB Tara Sturges Purebred & Genetics Manager St. Albert, AB
- 4. Theresa Smith Nutrition Manager Eyebrow,SK Megan Jones Health Manager Lumby, BC
- 5. Rebecca Hoover Show Manager& Standard Operating Procedure Adviser Hines Creek, AB
- 6. Marisa Moe Advisor Saskatoon, Sk JoDickson Farm Staff Extraordinaire Vermillion, AB
- 7. SWOT Analysis Strengths • Communication •Lambing facility • Strong Interpersonal Relationship Weaknesses • Financial Standing • Purebred Marketing • Outdoor pen layout
- 8. SWOT Analysis Opportunities • PurebredCanadian Arcott Market • Orphan Management Strategy • Culling Strategy Threats • Feed Prices • Lamb Market • Pasture
- 9. Flock Inventory • PurebredDorset - 40 Ewes, 54 Lambs & 1 Ram • Purebred Canadian Arcott - 15 Ewes, 20 Lambs & 2 Rams • Commercial Arcott - 114 Ewes, 187 Lambs & 1 Suffolk Ram
- 10. Recommendations from 2014/2015 • Findcheaper feed & pasture • Increase biosecurity • Increase breeding stock
- 11. Long Term Goals •Annual Profits • Feed security for year in advance • Marketing security • Genetics • Summer plan
- 12. Measuring Success ofthe Enterprise Current • Lambing Percentage • Health of Flock -Body Condition Scoring & Weighing
- 13. Measuring Success ofthe Enterprise Future • Percentage of lambs weaned/sold • Revenue from expansion of purebred flock
- 14. Key Performance Indicators •Lambing Percentage - Litter size • Mortality - Lamb - Ewe
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- 22. Cost of Production TotalExpenses: $51,300 Number of live lambs: 261 Break-even per lamb: $201
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- 27. Dorset Dispersal Proposal •Focus on Canadian Arcott • New Market Opportunities • Increased Prolificacy - Lambing percentages
- 28. Partial Budget for4 Years
- 29. Selling Dorset Rams • Advertisedon Kijiji • Rams - 103Z & 75X • Buyers - Moonshine Dorset, Corey and Raelyn Warren, Red Deer County, AB
- 30. Selling Dorset Ewes •Lots of interest • Advertising on Kijiji, Facebook, Ropin the Web, Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board
- 31. Ram Selection • Diversifyinggenetics • Age • Health Protocols - Scrapie Resistant - Quarantine period
- 32. Ewe Lamb Selection •Uniformity • Registered Canadian Arcott • Proven genetics in current flock
- 33. Orphan Trial • ComparingJersey milk to powdered milk replacer • Data for producers • Ongoing
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- 36. Pregnancy Metabolites Trial •Pre-trial for Alberta Ag Research Project • Goal- Separate ewes for feeding • Contracted to complete trial for 2016/2017
- 37. Shearing Clinic • April8th and 9th • We will be having four shearers to come teach - Chris Eddy, Russel Eddy, Ampie Esterhuyse & Cordell Young
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- 39. Nutrition • Creep FeedRations/Lactation Diet -Saved $20/day
- 40. Late Gestation BCS •Body Condition Scoring - 1-9 scale to coincide with Farmworks • Separated to customize feeding strategies
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- 42. Flock Health • PinkEye - Appeared in January -Treated and controlled • Lamb Scours - Scours outbreak - Biosecurity key in prevention • Future Projects -Clostridial vaccine
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- 44. Ongoing Tasks • GenOvis -Genetics Data - Management tool • Flock transition • Replacement Selection - Score, genetics & visual
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- 46. Marketing • Replacements - Retaining,selling commercial genetics • SunGold Specialty Meats -Lambs weighing 110lbs-120lbs • Beaver Hill Auction Mart
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- 48. PR Opportunities • BeaverHill Auction Mart • Alberta Sheep Breeders Symposium • Agribition • Upcoming field trip - Albers Feedlot- Stony Plain, AB - Dry Lake Farm • Selling Dorsets • Viewing rams/ewelambs
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- 50. Sustainability and Stewardship Newprotocols that have been put in place • Boot wash stations • Proper medication • Needle disposal
- 51. Scours Outbreak • Management- Trimidox treatment 0.25ml/day for 3 days starting at birth • Prevention- Biosecurity, boot wash, signs • Death loss-0%
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- 53. Recommendations for NextYear • Secure long term pasture - Multi-species grazing • Increase purebred flock
- 54. Recommendations for NextYear • Consistent and reliable marketing - Build contact list - Explore other marketing options • Increase awareness of Lakeland’s Sheep program
- 55. Thank you! Marisa Moe JoDickson Pete Wilkinson New Holland Denise Martin Tracy Quinton Janet Kerr Crystal Mullen Darrell Hickman Peter Walsh Josie Van Lent Morgan Sangster Blair Dow And Everyone else who has supported us!
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