Containment for Livestock References & Extension Resources
Resources:
Farm Focus – Livestock Containment Video
Design
A guide to confinement feeding sheep and cattle in NSW, NSW DPI – PDF
Confinement feeding of cattle in drought: protecting the environment, NSW DPI – PDF
Containment feeding proves its worth beyond drought, Shan Goodwin – Article
Drought handbook – Support in the Central Tablelands, Local Land Services, NSW – PDF
Focus on – stock containment areas, Agriculture Victoria – Webinar
Stock containment areas – More than a drought measure, Landscape SA Hills and Fleurieu – PDF
Stock containment areas – more than a drought measure, Agriculture Victoria – article
Stock containment areas for emergency, Agriculture Victoria – Webpage
What to consider before containment feeding, MLA – Article
Setting up ewe containment feeding area, AWI – webinar recording
Lambs/lambing
Feedlotting lambs, NSW DPI – PDF
Successful lambing in containment areas, AWI – PDF
Design examples
Methods of Feeding Ewes in Containment Pens, Barossa Improved Grazing Group – YouTube
Stock containment areas at Woodstock West, Agriculture Victoria – Video
Stock containment areas at Wooroonook, Agriculture Victoria – Video
Water
Stock water – limited resource, AWI – PDF
Useful tables – stock water, Agriculture Victoria – Webpage
Water supply in stock containment areas, Agriculture Victoria – Webpage
Stock Management
Confined paddock feeding and feed lotting of sheep, WA DPIRD – Webpage
Confinement Feeding Beef Cows, University of Nebraska – PDF
Managing breeding ewes in containment areas – A guide for producers, MLA – PDF
Managing sheep in drought lots – a best practice guide, AWI – PDF
Releasing sheep from containment feeding, AWI – PDF
Ration Formulation
Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator, NSW DPI – Webpage
Livestock feed on offer assessment guide, Best Wool Best Lamb – PDF
Pearson square ration formulation, Agriculture Victoria – Webpage
Supplementary feeding and feed budgeting for sheep, WA DPIRD – Webpage
Feeding Systems
Confinement feeding stock, NSW DPI – Webpage
Confinement feeding, MLA – Webpage
Nutrition and management of goats in drought, Rural Industries and Development Corporation – PDF
Animal Health
Confinement Feeding of Livestock, Kangaroo Island Veterinary Clinic – Article
Drought feeding and management of beef cattle, Agriculture Victoria – PDF
Drought feeding and management of sheep, Agriculture Victoria – PDF
Infrastructure & Operational Labour
Feed mixer wagons stir debate among farmers, Weekly Times – Article
What WA sheep farmers can learn from the drought in the eastern states, Southern Dirt – Article
Drought response, climate & environment
Previous droughts, Bureau of Meteorology – Webpage
Legislation, procedures and guidelines
National procedures and guidelines for intensive sheep and lamb feeding systems, MLA – PDF
Research and Extension Gaps
Drought Relief Incentives
Dry Season Support contacts updated July 2024
Economics & Business
Webb Ware (2021) Drought management: planning and cashflow. In ‘Proceedings 2021 Sheep, Camelid, and Goat Veterinarians Conference with a sheep reproduction stream.’ pp 35 (Wagga Wagga, NSW)). [Online]. Available by (scgv-conference-2021—proceedings-as- of-2.12.21.pdf (ava.com.au)) (verified 1 November 2022)
Whelan MB, Davies BL, Meaker GP, Graham P, Carberry PM and McPhee MJ (2013) Exploring management options before dry spells and in drought: 2 Case studies using drought pack, FSA pack and ImPack. Natural Sciences Education 42 pp 173-178. [Online]. Available by (PDF) StockPlan—Exploring Management Options before Dry Spells and in Drought: 2. Case Studies Using Drought Pack, FSA Pack, and ImPack (researchgate.net) (verified 1 November 2022)
White T (2014) A case study of drought management Glen Elgin Angus, Henty, NSW. In: Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives Paper 100. [Online]. Available by (White.pdf (agrifood.info)) (verified 1 November 2022)
