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Anne Ridler

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This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have Anne Ridler chatting to Mark about Ewe wastage and checking udders post-weaning.Anne Ridler is an associate professor at Massey University specialising in sheep and beef. Anne has been in her current role for 11 years and prior to that was a practicing vet. One of Annes recent research projects involved checking udders on ewes. The project came about from Annes interest in Ewe wastage. Most farmers will cull on poor udders but Anne found that most farmers checked and assessed them all very differently, resulting in different levels of culling.She found that in ewes with bad udders, their lambs would be 3/4 times more likely to die. (Bad udders being lumps or hardness in the udder)Between 2 and 8% of ewes have "dodgy" udders post lambing, and the best time to check is 4-6 weeks post weaning so you can actually see the defects. Annes goal was to have a more standardised way of checking udders and culling on them. Annes interest in ewe wastage led her to conduct a trial following 13,000 ewe hoggets and followed them until they were 6y/o monitoring the causes of death over their lifetimes. Only 10% made it to 6 years old. This podcast is full of facts and figures and handy hints for sheep farmers around checking udders, reducing lamb losses and ewe wastage. Anne has a lifetime of knowledge to share and with Mark asking the questions, it's definitely not a podcast to miss! Growing Ewe MasterclassWe will be running our third cohort of the Growing Ewe Masterclass in March, 2022. If you would like to find out more, contact us at info@nextgenagri.comCheck out The Hubthehub.nextgenagri.comOur community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on.Thanks to our SponsorsAllflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers’ hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligence and MSD Animal Health Intelligencewww.allflex.global/nz/Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand.These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have Anne Ridler chatting to Mark about Ewe wastage and checking udders post-weaning. Anne Ridler is an associate professor at Massey University specialising in sheep and beef. Anne has been in her current role for 11 years and prior to that was a practicing vet. One of Annes recent research projects involved checking udders on ewes. The project came about from Annes interest in Ewe wastage. Most farmers will cull on poor udders but Anne found that most farmers checked and assessed them all very differently, resulting in different levels of culling. She found that in ewes with bad udders, their lambs would be 3/4 times more likely to die. (Bad udders being lumps or hardness in the udder) Between 2 and 8% of ewes have "dodgy" udders post lambing, and the best time to check is 4-6 weeks post weaning so you can actually see the defects. Annes goal was to have a more standardised way of checking udders and culling on them. Annes interest in ewe wastage led her to conduct a trial following 13,000 ewe hoggets and followed them until they were 6y/o monitoring the causes of death over their lifetimes. Only 10% made it to 6 years old. This podcast is full of facts and figures and handy hints for sheep farmers around checking udders, reducing lamb losses and ewe wastage. Anne has a lifetime of knowledge to share and with Mark asking the questions, it's definitely not a podcast to miss! Growing Ewe Masterclass We will be running our third cohort of the Growing Ewe Masterclass in March, 2022. If you would like to find out more, contact us at info@nextgenagri.com Check out The Hub <a href="https://thehub.nextgenagri.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehub.nextgenagri.com</a> Our community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on. Thanks to our Sponsors Allflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers’ hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes. A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligence and MSD Animal Health Intelligence <a href="https://www.allflex.global/nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.allflex.global/nz/</a> Head Shepherd is brought to you by <a href="https://www.nextgenagri.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">neXtgen Agri International Limited</a>, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com. Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand. These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week. Check out Heiniger's product range <a href="http://www.heiniger.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> Check out the MSD range <a href="https://www.msd-animal-health.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> Check out Allflex products <a href="https://www.allflex.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

Checking udders and reducing lamb wastage with Anne Ridler

Breakfeeds are shorter podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand Lambs born to ewes with udder defects are 3 times more likely to die, and those that survive will be about 2kg lighter at weaning on average. Anne Ridler is Associate Professor of Sheep and Beef Cattle Health and Production at Massey University, and on this podcast she discusses how a simple udder check can significantly improve productivity of a flock. We discuss the research, when to check udders and what to look for. For more detail, check out the video and factsheet: Video  Factsheet 

Breakfeeds are shorter podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand Lambs born to ewes with udder defects are 3 times more likely to die, and those that survive will be about 2kg lighter at weaning on average. Anne Ridler is Associate Professor of Sheep and Beef Cattle Health and Production at Massey University, and on this podcast she discusses how a simple udder check can significantly improve productivity of a flock. We discuss the research, when to check udders and what to look for. For more detail, check out the video and factsheet: <a href="https://youtu.be/tqQXpMnhCxE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video</a> <a href="https://beeflambnz.com/knowledge-hub/PDF/examining-ewes-udders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Factsheet</a>

Breakfeed: More and better lambs, just by checking ewes’ udders, with Anne Ridler, Massey University