Prefer face‑to‑face learning?
To attend a Happy Feet, Happy Sheep workshop, visit the Livestock SA events page or contact Project Officer Tanya Dobrijevic to request a workshop in your area.
Further information
Tanya Dobrijevic
Project Officer
The program focuses on the key causes of lameness in sheep, with a strong emphasis on footrot. You’ll gain practical knowledge and skills to protect flock health and productivity.
By working through this program, you will:
Learn how to accurately identify footrot and distinguish it from other causes of lameness
Improve confidence in managing active cases on farm
Reduce production losses linked to lameness
Understand key risk factors and how footrot spreads
Develop a clear, practical footrot prevention plan for your property
Strengthen on‑farm biosecurity to help keep footrot out long‑term
All modules and videos are housed on this page for producers to work through at their own pace.
Identifying Lameness in sheep
Gain a solid foundation in identifying and managing lameness. This module covers the most common causes, the economic implications for your business, and how to recognise early signs before they escalate into major issues.
Checkout the Causes of Lameness handout for more information about causes of lameness.
Is it Footrot?
Accurate diagnosis is critical for effective control. In this module, you’ll learn to confidently identify footrot in the paddock, understand the disease process, and differentiate it from other causes of lameness.
Checkout the Footrot Diagnosis handout for more information about diagnosing footrot on-farm.
Footrot control and management strategies
Explore practical approaches to managing footrot. We’ll cover treatment options, decision-making frameworks, and eradication programs designed to support long-term flock health and productivity.
Checkout the following handout for more information about footrot control, eradication and management:
- Determine which option works best for your operation with the Control and Eradication handout
- Explore the technicalities of treatment with the Footbathing handout
- To explore a holistic approach to management, check out the Management of Lameness handout
Footrot prevention and biosecurity
Prevention starts with strong biosecurity. This module explains how footrot spreads and guides you through developing a property-specific prevention plan to safeguard your livestock and reduce future risk.
Checkout the following handout for more information about footrot prevention and on-farm biosecurity:
- Explore the different biosecurity measures you can implement to aid in the prevention of footrot with the Prevention and Biosecurity handout.
- For information regarding considerations for purchasing stock, including cattle, check out the What to do when buying stock handout.
Action Planning
Bring all the knowledge together into a clear, actionable plan. Through real-world case studies and practical tools, you’ll learn how to implement strategies effectively on your property.
Keen to attend a workshop? Get in touch with the LSA team today to register your interest.
Additional video resources
These videos aim to complement the above modules by providing on-farm context and real-world experiences from local producers.
Looking out for Lameness in sheep
Looking out for Footrot in sheep
Keys to footbathing
