The eID Implementation on Farm Workshop Series - What’s in it for YOU?

Download your copy of the SheepMetriX eID Implementation course flyer today. The one-day workshop has a lot to offer. Kick start your eID implementation journey the right way, with the expert team at SheepMetriX.

  • Where to Next?

    Want an eID workshop run in your local area, click the link below and let the SheepMetriX team know where we should host future eID workshops.

    Register your Interest

Upcoming eID Sessions/Workshops - 2025

  • MeatUp Forum - Naracoorte (SA)

    12th March 2025

    MeatUp Forums provide an opportunity for beef, sheep and goat producers to learn something new, stay up-to-date with the latest on-farm research and technologies and meet others working in the red meat industry.

    Register

  • MeatUp Forum - Albany (WA)

    18th March 2025

    MeatUp Forums provide an opportunity for beef, sheep and goat producers to learn something new, stay up-to-date with the latest on-farm research and technologies and meet others working in the red meat industry.

    Register

  • Leading Sheep Forum - Longreach (QLD)

    27th March 2025

    Come along to the Leading Sheep forum to discover opportunities for your wool business. Hear what the Making Maidens Weight producer demonstration site have discovered, explore what drives profit in western QLD wool businesses and learn how to get the most from electronic identification (eID) tags and much more…

    Register

  • Shearwell eID Encore - Bungendore (NSW)

    20th March 2025

    Learn more about ways eID technology can be used in your commercial sheep enterprise, as well as nutritional tips for both sheep and cattle to help survive the upcoming winter.

    RSVP

  • Shearwell Producer Evening - Dalton (NSW)

    20th March 2025

    Spend time with industry experts to learn how to best utilize eID technology on farm. Chat over a beer and share information among producers to hear what works and what doesn’t.

    RSVP

eID technology doesn’t have to be hard.

No matter your farming system, the SheepMetriX team can help tailor eID to work for you.

With face-to-face workshops and an on-line course in development or one on one consultancy, we will have something for EVERYONE.

Measure to Manage - Measure to Breed

eID technology is nothing new, and is growing in popularity since being made mandatory in Australia. It is primarily used by livestock producers to assist with breeding and production decisions and benchmark their flocks.

The use of eID (Electronic Identification) enables efficient identification of individual animals throughout their lifetime.

Watch the webinar below to gain some insight into implementing eID on your farm:

Being able to accurately capture data, easily manage and interpret the results are core fundamental requirements to getting a return on your eID system investment.

Our course focuses on assisting you increase your understanding of the eID technology to be able to capture, manage and use the data on individual animals to make more informed selection, animal husbandry and feed allocation decisions.

Check out our 'How To' Videos Below!

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Check out our 'How To' Videos Below! 〰️

Excelling with eID - Tips and Tricks for Sheep Data Management

Excel for eID - LLS & SheepMetriX Webinars

Excel for eID - Back to the basics

  • understanding excel functionality for use with eID

  • setting up your traits on your stick reader or indicator

  • downloading data and files from a stick reader, indicator or software

  • excel spreadsheet formats

  • storing your data

  • bucket files

  • data you might upload to your device (stick/indicator)

Excel for eID – using your data effectively

  • knowing what you want to do with or get out of the data you have collected

  • formatting your data to get the most out of it

  • answering questions/ drawing conclusions with your data

  • how to generate a draft list in excel

Excel for eID – building your data over time

  • using multiple traits to make selection decisions – ranking options

  • complementing your ram and ewes selections

  • software packages

  • where else can you use the data you are collecting

How to Find and Replace

Master Excel in minutes with these quick & easy ‘How to Videos’

How to Manage your Tag Bucket file in Excel

How to create a Pivot table

How to store your Excel files

How to Calculate Growth Rates

How to use the Concatenate Formula

How to prepare data to upload to a stick reader or indicator

How to find Duplicates with Conditional Formatting

How to Calculate a Percentage

How to prepare data from an external source

eID Workshops Delivered - 2023/24

National Livestock Identification System

Sheep and Goats

Victoria

Victoria have already introduced mandatory individual electronic identification. For more information on the Victorian experience go to their implementation document.

New South Wales

NSW are currently transitioning to mandatory individual electronic identification for sheep and goats. Go to the NSW DPI website for more information on timelines and funding options.

Queensland

Queensland are currently transitioning to mandatory individual electronic identification for sheep and goats. Go to the Queensland Government website for more information on timelines and funding options

Tasmania

Tasmania are currently transitioning to mandatory individual electronic identification for sheep and goats. Go to the TAS DNRE website for more information on their timelines and funding options.

South Australia

South Australia are currently transitioning to mandatory individual electronic identification for sheep and goats. Go to the SA DPI Website for more information on their timelines and funding options.

Western Australia

Western Australia are currently transitioning to mandatory individual electronic identification for sheep and goats. Go to the WA DPI website for more information on timelines and funding options.

The NSW eID tag rebate of -$0.76 cents is now available for White tags (born in 2025)

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The NSW eID tag rebate of -$0.76 cents is now available for White tags (born in 2025) 〰️

Where’s Woolly?

This video highlights the benefits of individual eID livestock traceability.

Looking for a hands-on learning approach?

Following the success of our first round of workshop sessions we will be delivering one day workshops covering key topics associated with implementing eID on your farm.

You will walk away with your eID implementation plan.

On-line eID course option - COMING SOON

SheepMetriX have developed a one day face to face workshop with an online learning option in development. This new course offering from SheepMetriX will give Sheep and Goat breeders the confidence to use eID technology on their farms in an effective and efficient way.

Whether you are looking to use eID simplistically for animal traceability or looking to implement to track productivity on-farm and make informed management decisions, our eID course will set you on the right path.

Experts in eID and data capture, the SheepMetriX team will support you on your eID journey and to give you the confidence to see eID really can be, EASY and beneficial.

Looking for flexible learning options?

Our online course option will provide flexibility to work at your own pace and in the convenience of your own home.

Course Content: Preview of what’s to come…

  • Why collect individual data on your farm? What benefits can I expect?

  • What is your breeding objective?

  • What hardware options are available and will be fit for purpose?

  • Data collection protocols, QA system; how to store the data?

  • Using your data for breeding and management decisions

  • How to use the data and information to make informed decisions

  • Are we making progress? Can we make improvements?

 FAQs

  • No, the first course modules have been developed at an introductory level and aim to help you select the best hardware for your farming system and the first steps to take.

  • Our online course option is currently in development and will allow you to learn at your own pace. With video based learning and module work to complete, you can fit the course in and around your management calendar.

  • The face-to-face courses are currently on offer. The link to register for the next eID Workshop are located under the “Upcoming eID Workshops - 2024” section, above.

    The online eID course option is still under development but will be available soon.

  • The course content is broken up into learning modules which will be covered throughout the one day workshop.

    The workshop coordinator will step you through the content and then you will have the opportunity to assess the practical implementation on your own farm through the workshop activities.

  • The course content will be broken up into learning modules which you will have the flexibility to complete at your own pace.

    Each module will have a video-based learning element as well as activities to complete before unlocking the next module.

    This format is suitable for those who prefer a more flexible learning style.