December 11, 2016 -- The primary goal of my 2016 sabbatical was to learn more about precision sheep farming. No where did I learn more than the Rosebank Farm near Gore in the southernmost province of New Zealand. This farm used RFID and had all the latest equipment.
Farm IQ is a farm management system.
Focus Genetics is a performance recording company.
She knew her stuff!
Lambs coming up the ramp
Composite lamb
Pen of ewes
Readout
Automatic weighing and sorting
Lambs sorted by system
Composite lambs
The sheep conveyor moves and restrains sheep along a race at a speed pre-determined by the operator. RFID can be used to match lambs with ewes and determine maternal parentage by tracking movements of ewes and lambs through a "parenting" gate.
Sheep conveyor
"Parenting gate"
Wool, too.
Every farm has dog kennels.
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