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Sheep 201 Index

• About Sheep 201 and its author
  
  
• Getting Started
  Why do you want to raise sheep?
  Meat, milk, or wool?
  Breed Selection
  Sheep Breeds A-Z (Sheep 101)
  Hair sheep primer
  Dairy sheep basics
  
  
• Facilities and Equipment
  Housing
  Feeding and watering equipment
  Fencing
  Behavior
  Handling
  
  
• Reproduction and Breeding
  Reproduction in the ewe
  Reproduction in the ram
  Breeding systems
  Selecting breeding stock
  
  
• Health
  Biosecurity
  Diseases A-Z
  Flock vaccinations
  Internal parasite control
  Drug use in sheep
  
  
• Lambing
  Lambing systems
  Getting ready for lambing
  The lambing process
  Care of newborn lambs
  Docking and castrating
  Weaning
  
  
• Management
  Hoof care
  Shearing
  Identification and record keeping
  Calculating adjusted weaning weights
  
  
• Feeds and feeding
  Flock nutritional requirements
  Feedstuffs
  Balancing rations
  Feeding ewes
  Feeding lambs
  Managing pastures
  Grazing management
  
  
• Predators
  Predator control
  Livestock guardians
  
  
• Environmental Stewardship
  Deadstock disposal
  Nutrient management
  
  
• Marketing
  Lamb marketing
  Wool marketing
  Selling breeding stock
  
  
• Economics
  Tax implications
  Business planning
  Enterprise budgeting
  
  
• Glossary of sheep terms