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Jason O'Loghlin (O'Loghlin Wiltshire Horn Stud) and Jill's sheep mentor shares his tips and strategies for buying sheep, selecting breeding stock and rams, breeding a consistent line and his love of loin chops! 
How to avoid the rookie mistakes people make when buying sheep! What to look for when you are buying sheep? What age sheep to buy if you a first timer buyer or wanting to improve your stud/flock? What do rams really cost you!?

You can contact Jason directly at: [email protected]

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Can you learn sheep skills formally? In this episode the inspiring siblings of sheep share their learning journey. It started with their high school agricultural program at Tintern Grammar School in Melbourne and now continues with their studies at the University of New England in New South Wales. 
They share their sheep secrets, who has influenced and who has helped them to learn. 
Age is no barrier to learning to sheep well!

Find Olivia and Ashlea and their amazing Romneys via their facebook page: 
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What apps can help you in your sheep enterprise! Learn about phone applications that can help you with our sheep breeding, planning and farming. All applications are available for apple and android devices. 

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Finally revealed the 'top secret' secrets to breeding sheep! How much is down to environment? Where do genetics fit in? What about ram health? How do I know my ewes are ready to join? What do I need to do to prepare for lambing? What health indicators do I need to know to breed and farm healthy sheep?

Top Secret Sheep Secrets - What you need to know about breeding sheep!!

1.      30% Genetic or heritability  70% nutrition/feed/environment 

2.     Manage and monitor your environment  

3.     Get data on your ram, circumference matters

4.     Condition score ewes and sheep in general 

5.     Intervene if not lambed within two hours

6.     Review lambing positions 

7.     Know the basics – temperature is crucial, invest in a digital thermometer 

8.     Sheep are particularly sensitive to mineral deficiencies and overdoses

9.     Look at your sheep’s manure

10.  Know the breed standard –ASSBA or breed associations

11.   Learn about structural correctness

12.  Mix groups = mix bugs

Body temperature – 38.3 – 39.3 C

Heart rate – 60-110 beats per minute

Respiratory rate – 10-30 breaths per minute (watch flanks counting every inhalation for 15 seconds,  x4 = rate per minute

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Where do sheep originate from? What types of sheep are there? What sheep are polyestrous and what ones are seasonal breeders? What is the difference between a wool sheep, meat sheep, composite sheep, pure breed, cross breed, commercial and stud sheep!. 
Learn about the history of sheep and find your match for what type of sheep will suit you and your land/environment, infrastructure, time, budget, skills and sales strategy. 

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So who is Jill Noble and Gary Tie? And who is behind Hallston Valley Farm? What do they do at Hallston Valley Farm? What type of sheep do they have? And why a podcast and not a  book?
Brett Jarman from 'Experts on Line' interviews Jill and Gary on their backgrounds, their journey and their farm. Brett realizes that Jill is besotted with sheep!

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How and when did your sheep journey start?  Was is like me, as a child, or maybe from an ag program in school or maybe you have come to shepherding as an adult or even in retirement. 

To shepherd sheep well you need skills, tools, techniques, infrastructure and sometimes patience! 

Most of all you need passion! I have always loved sheep so I've got passion in bucket loads! All the other stuff has been learning, trial and error, mentors, attending shows and reading. I've never found a dedicated sheep podcast. So... I created one! 

This podcast will help you to learn more, know more and achieve more from and with your sheep. This episode sets the scene for 'The Sheep Show podcast'!

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