Lifetime Ewe Management
Issued by
Rural Industries Skill Training
The earner of this badge has the skills to support effective ewe feeding and management. Application of LTEM principles increase marking rates by up to 30%, mainly through improved lamb survival and reduced ewe mortality.
- Type Learning
- Level Intermediate
- Time Years
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Attend a minimum of 5 face to face sessions
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Observed as competent in maintaining animal welfare standards by matching the nutritional requirements with feed intake, condition scoring (CS), assessing feed on offer (FOO), feed budgeting, metabolic energy (ME) requirements, and understanding critical welfare and production targets
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Understanding of the sheep reproduction cycle and accurately assessing feed on offer (FOO)