Hamish Dickson

Livestock Consultant with AgriPartner Consulting. AgriPartner Consulting provides advice, training and research services to agriculture.

[MerinoLink Limited @MerinoLink]

Sheep producers....

🇦🇺 We've a national webinar
🗓 This Friday
🕛 12-2pm
Rego https://t.co/4eOV5tSHOc

Presos + insights from our containment feeding workshops:
🌾 grain pellets hay straw
🔢 energy rations & feed tests
↔️ transitioning in/out
🚜 gear & set up
🌐 pens mobs types

[SA Livestock Consultants @livestock_a]

SALC LAU PROGRAM UPDATE | We've been working hard to bring our program together for the #SALCLAU2019! @McTay01 from @meatlivestock will be co-presenting a session on the latest in MLA RD&A. Register & more info: https://t.co/SozuuClidC.

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

Important work, please send your comments to Tom!

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@mrjengland No worries, yep in that case I often see the main offenders are a group of ewes that resist the straw for as long as possible in between hay feeds. Then the grain intake (proportionally) tends to fluctuate, cause some digestive upset and pass more grain.

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@PeterDutton_MP Stop looking after your own self interest and focus on the long term future of our country, and no, just because you think you would be a better leader does not mean that's what you're doing - we need a govt with stability, foresight and heart, none of which you deliver.

[Meg Bell @TheMegBell]

For those of you interested in hearing the latest project updates from MLA, AWI and other researchers: https://t.co/aQGgiHHU6p

[Australian Wool Innovation @woolinnovation]

It’s ewe time!
Today we’re in Walgett NSW with @meatlivestock delivering seasonal information to help you get the best outcome from your sheep flock in the current season.
Tons of practical advice & presentations will be on https://t.co/WK8QZ9AKkG soon!

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@pbl1972 @sheepGeekCP Work still to be done in that area, however as we are weighing more regularly than current systems it should be less. Outputs dependent on the trial purpose, some work will be RFI, but also simply testing a range of mgmt options, eg feed, shade, water etc

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@pbl1972 @sheepGeekCP The feed trough is actually a series of individual feed tubs all on loadcells to measure feed consumed each time they eat, liveweight is also collected as the animal feeds.

[Mark Mortimer @sheepGeekCP]

Masteryard.
500 head individual animal feedintake measuring feedlot.
By Will MacSmith

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@mrjengland @TimLeeming @sheepGeekCP Yep 11.5 - 12me, but importantly also about 25% protein and low dry matter content, so good for meeting protein requirements, but may still be short on energy depending on number of lambs

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@mooringafarms Brain/spinal cord is usually definitive for sway back (copper) however bloods are unreliable, so if it happened to be based on that I wouldn't rule out Cu, hope they get to the bottom of it for you.

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@mooringafarms Yes surprised to see copper ruled out, do you know if this was based on blood test results, or did they examine brain/spinal cord?

[Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board @EPLandscapeSA]

Attention #EyrePeninsula Farmers - Confinement Feeding Workshop with Hamish Dickson - FREE EVENT- Kimba Council Chambers, Tues 12 Dec 2017, call Mary 0407 187 878. More info: https://t.co/5j7UasFd9q #epsutainableag #sheep #livestock #sustainable #farm

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@mooringafarms Could also be sway back which is a symptom of copper deficiency in utero. Test before treating though as it is toxic in high amounts.

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@rockwahnoms Shearwell tags performing well, pretty good application and no problems with retention.

[Bruce Morgan @FreddoMorgan]

A great opportunity to get some answers to questions we've all been asking ourselves over the last few weeks.

[Hamish Dickson @hamish_dickson]

@AchieveAg Only worth supplementing w/ Zn where deficiency exists. I find its most important to manage feed (DM & CP) and footbathing for lameness.

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Amazing images of a fetal lamb after growing for 4 weeks in an artificial womb https://t.co/nIkhIyRvF6