Mamblin Pastoral
Business Name:
Mamblin Pastoral
Location:
Eyre Peninsula- Low Rainfall
Production System:
Sheep wool & meat, mixed
Sustainable Demonstration Activity:
Enhancing Ewe Reproductive Performance and Lamb Survival Through Advanced Breeding Objectives and Lifetime Trait Data.
The project will observe how integrating advanced breeding objectives and lifetime trait data may impact ewe reproductive performance, raising ability and subsequently emissions intensity.
Initial actions will include single-sire mating, pregnancy scanning, individual animal recording, and DNA sampling at lamb marking to identify high-performing animals early. Fast tracking weaning rates, ewe condition scores, and optimizing feed.
Mamblin Pastoral will implement a five-way auto drafter with scales to improve drafting and use lifetime data and ASBV’s to verify improved productivity and profitability.
Expected Outcomes:
- Improved reproduction rates in ewes
- Faster lamb growth resulting in greater outputs and lower emissions intensity products
- Improved confidence in utilising ASBV’s including return on investment