Sheep Climate Resilience
Project Location
Eyre Peninsula
Project Manager
Naomi Scholz
Start Date
January 2023
Finish Date
June 2023
Funding Source
SA Drought Hub via Uni of Adelaide
Key People Involved
Will van Wettere (University of Adelaide)
Funding Amount
$8,000
Summary
Activities reported on for this project include:
– Demonstration of practical strategies which improve the fertility of sheep joined during summer
– Collation and communication of results from management trials
– Demonstration of the benefits of using dietary betaine to improve sheep fertility during summer, and establish the impacts on their thermoregulation