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To deal with the myriad of problems, some of the Plan recommendations were: 6 (i) promoting production of superior breed bulls at subsidized private farms from where the government would procure these animals at controlled prices for distribution to villages, (ii) emphasis on preventing disease among animals through vaccination and inoculation, with legislation for compulsory mass inoculation to be put in place if there was a ‘lack of willing cooperation’ from farmers, (iii) removal of livestock from within cities to outskirts, particularly removing gujar colonies from Lahore, establishing them outside the towns, and making provision for the government to purchase. | _Ề_ National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ATTRA A project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology 1-800-346-9140 www.attra.ncat.org Sheep Sustainable and Organic Production By Margo Hale Linda Coffey NCAT Program Specialists Ann Bartlett Chelsey Ahrens NCAT Interns 2010 NCAT Contents Introduction.1 Breed selection.1 Feeding ruminants.3 Reproduction.8 Health.9 Facilities.12 Marketing.13 Organic production.17 Economics.20 Conclusion.22 References.22 Further resources.22 ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service www.attra.ncat.org is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology NCAT and is funded under a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture s Rural BusinessCooperative Service. Visit the NCAT website www.ncat.org sarc_current.php for more information on our sustainable agri- culture projects. NCAT This publication introduces concerns and practices specifically related to sustainable sheep production. Topics covered include breed selection controlled grazing pasture lambing alternative health management and innovative marketing of meat and wool products. A list of further resources is also included. Introduction________________________ For the established farmer seeking to diversify sheep offer a number of benefits. Sheep can easily be integrated into an established farm and are a good complement to cattle. Integrating sheep into a farming operation can also contribute to the economic and environmental sustainability of the whole farm. Sheep will enhance a farm s biological diversity and may fit economic and biological niches that would otherwise go unfilled. The relatively small investment required and the gradually increasing size of the flock also make sheep production a good choice for beginning small-scale or part-time farmers. It is important to learn as much as you can before beginning a sheep enterprise. General sheep production information such as feeding breeding and health management is
