Electronic and Print Resources
Alberta Lamb Producers provides a wide variety of information resources for producers, ranging from management and production advice to information on marketing.
Below are listed resources available by contacting the office or by downloading them from this or other websites.
If there is other information you need, call your zone director or the office and we will try to help you.
- Sheep & Goat Management in Alberta
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Comprehensive information on health, nutrition and reproduction
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Management Resource Modules (download).
SGMA CD:
- Three modules on CD - $15.75 including shipping and GST
SGMA binder:
- printed black and white binder - $63.00 including shipping and GST
If you wish to purchase SGMA, please send a cheque to:
Alberta Lamb Producers, Agriculture Centre, 97 East Lake Ramp, Airdrie, Alberta T4A 0C3 -
More information can be found on the Sheep and Goat Management in Alberta page.
- Getting Started in Sheep?
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A Virtual Tool Box full of the information you need to know to run a successful operation is available from the Canadian Sheep Federation.
- Cost of Production Templates
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To maximise your returns, you must have a good understanding of your business operation and costs. Available from the Government of Saskatchewan, Ewe Planner is a great tool to track this information.
- National Sheep Code of Practice
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Free to Alberta Sheep Producers
- Ewe Record Sheets and Barn Record Sheets
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Free to Alberta Sheep Producers
- Sheepbytes
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(DOS Software program for balancing or checking sheep rations)
This program was developed to assist the producer in formulating sheep rations. The program allows the user to balance for all the major and most of the micro-nutrients. Sheepbytes can print out the balanced ration, complete with the formula for any batch mixes created, and a summary of several balanced rations.Please note this program is not compatible with VISTA operating system.
Sheepbytes is currently being re-written as a web-based program – available summer 2011.
- Business Risk Management
- The Canadian Sheep Industry Information for Lenders
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Presentation prepared by the Canadian Sheep Federation, 2009
- Highlights of Sheep History in the Canadian West
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(History book by Grant MacEwan) Many books have been written about the romance of the western cattle industry, yet at the time of writing, nothing existed to describe the history and contributions of the western shepherd. Grant MacEwan changed all that by writing this much acclaimed history book, in cooperation with ALP. If you are a sheep producer or a history buff this book is well worth a look, a great story with many original photographs.
- Soft Cover $15.00 (plus shipping & handling & GST).