A national producer survey of sheep and cattle husbandry practices
| Project start date: | 15 July 2015 |
| Project end date: | 20 October 2016 |
| Publication date: | 15 February 2018 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Lamb, Grassfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
A lack of accurate information regarding current animal husbandry practices within the Australian sheep industry prompted a comprehensive survey of sheep producers across Australia in 2009/10.
This work has been followed up 5 years later to see what has changed in the intervening period. A sample of 602 Australian sheep producers were surveyed between October 2015 and April 2016 to collect information regarding animal husbandry practices.
The likelihood of producers adopting alternative husbandry practices and using pain relief, in addition to knowledge of codes of practice relating to husbandry practices, were also investigated. The following report provides a summary of the data collected and commentary on important issues.
Included is a discussion of the implications of the results for Australian sheep producers and a comparison of this data to relevant data collected in 2009/10. The report concludes with suggestions as to how to best provide information on animal husbandry practices to producers in the future.
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| Project manager: | Marine Empson |
| Primary researcher: | Inspiring Excellence Pty Ltd |
