Integration of livestock into cropping systems

Integration of livestock into cropping systems

Livestock complement cropping systems in spreading the workload over the year, value-adding the pasture phase and downgraded grain and enhancing stubble management. Livestock also provide a significant risk management tool in terms of weed control, annual cash flow and a…

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Genetic Selection

Genetic Selection

Productive Nutrition consultants will review with you the current genetic potential of your flock or herd to ensure the traits for which you are selecting align with your key profit drivers. We provide advice and assistance with:Understanding breeding valuesIdentification of…

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Workshops & Training

Workshops & Training

Productive Nutrition has been delivering practical and informative workshops by request from livestock producers for many years on a range of topics. Our workshops are custom designed to suit the needs of each group, so if your group or neighbours…

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Our Company

Our Company

Productive Nutrition's core business is livestock nutrition and management systems; because we specialise, we have a comprehensive knowledge of ruminants, their requirements and management which we apply practically. Our mission is to provide highly effective, client-focused service which improves the…

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Feed Budgeting

Feed Budgeting

Feed budgeting requires accuracy to be relevant and meaningful and is quite a complex process.Productive Nutrition will help you set your stocking rates to pasture availability and quality which will then determine the feed gaps that require attention throughout the…

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Livestock financial analysis and customised cost of production (COP)

Livestock financial analysis and customised cost of production (COP)

Productive Nutrition consultants can help you identify the key profit drivers in your livestock business to help you make the most of your enterprise mix and labour resources.

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Mineral Nutrition

Mineral Nutrition

Productive Nutrition provides consultancy services that are TOTALLY independent; we do not sell or endorse any products and we rigorously investigate mineral / trace element deficiencies such that the right formulation can be custom designed for your situation and time…

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Analytical Services

Analytical Services

Livestock welfare and productivity is driven by the quality of the feed they access, be in in the paddock or under intensive feeding conditions.In order to optimise profitability it is important to ensure that the feed on offer meets the…

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Productive Nutrition Pty Ltd

Ph: 08 8566 2290

PO Box 418, Kapunda  SA  5373

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Productive Nutrition provides independent livestock nutrition and business management advice to producers and industry across southern Australia, pastoral lands and internationally. We help producers optimise livestock productivity, profitability and sustainability and improve the resilience of their operations.

 

Our clients include pastoralists, feedlotters, broadacre farmers, cattle, meat sheep and wool producers.

We provide R&D services to agribusiness, industry groups and individuals in Australia and internationally.

Our advice is unbiased, relevant, practical and science-based. We are not aligned with and do not sell any products and do not receive any commission from our recommendations.

 

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Publications....

 

Productive Nutrition have produced a range of publications - please check our publications page.

 

Quick links to the very useful and informative production feeding guides and literature reviews follow our events section on the right hand side of this page.

 

 

Coming Events

Workshop booking enquiries are welcome. Please contact us for further information - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 08 8566 2290.

Workshop topics range from optimising sheep and beef production, key profit drivers, managing labour inputs and timing of operations, through to nutrition, health and disease and everything in between! 

 

October 2016

Stawell, Vic - Tuesday Oct 25 2016.

Wonwonda, Vic - Wednesday Oct 26 2016

Warracknabeal, Vic - Thursday Oct 27 2016

Telopea Downs, Vic - Friday Oct 28 2016

.The second day of a two day workshop series will be held across the Wimera in the last week of October. Read a review of day one here.

Day two will be a practical workshop. Hosted by Wimmera Farming Network. Further information available from  Annette Smith - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0408 372 271.

Click here to download a flier

 

November 2016

Campbell Town, Tas - Nov 9-10 2016.

The Campbell Town 2-day sheep nutrition workshop is now fully booked. The workshop will cover feed budgeting, mineral supplementation, integration of livestock into cropping/irrigation systems, rumen function, ration formulation, and genetic selection. Additional topics may be requested by those who register.


Are you considering lot feeding lambs? Download a copy of our publications and contact us for further assistance or ration formulation services:

  • Jolly S, Wallace A (2007) Best practice for production feeding of lambs - A review of the literature  Download [PDF]

  • Dickson H, Jolly S (2011) National Procedures & Guidelines for Intensive Sheep & Lamb Feeding Systems, Edition 2 Download [PDF]

  • Dickson H, Jolly S (2011) National Procedures & Guidelines for Intensive Sheep & Lamb Feeding Systems - Planning & Management Checklists Download [PDF]