Sheep Calendar

This premiere event is free to attend and lunch is included. RSVP by January 29 to reserve your spot.

Please join the ALP Board for a “Meet the Board” as well as an educational presentation by internationally renowned sheep expert, Lesley Stubbings. Lesley will be presenting on 
Optimizing lamb performance in the early stages of life can have a large impact on flock profitability. There are many factors that influence lamb performance, including ewe milk yield, energy and protein requirements of lambs up to weaning, disease control and performance targets. Monitoring performance will help identify areas were improvements can be made. As many factors relate directly to the ewe, Lesley will also discuss the use of ewe body condition score as a ‘Key Performance Indicator’ for your flock.

Attendees will have the opportunity in break-out groups to examine the main production challenges facing producers in Alberta. Discussion, facilitated by Lesley, will help identify solutions to these issues using goal setting and performance monitoring.
Lesley Stubbings (OBE; BSc Hons; FRAgS) is an independent sheep consultant with 38 years experience, having graduated from Nottingham University in Animal Production. Lesley started up her own business (LSSC Ltd) in 1997, following 18 years with the UK advisory service ADAS. LSSC provides specialist advice on all aspects of sheep production to farmers, corporate bodies, Vets, Government and NGOs. Lesley continues to play a central role in SCOPS (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep). In 2016 she was joint author of the book Feeding the Ewe.
Can’t make it in person? Don’t worry, ALP has arranged for this session to be filmed. It will be posted on our YouTube channel in the weeks following.