DPIRD’s Hillarys Shellfish Hatchery has been developed to undertake research into shellfish spat production and to supply small commercial quantities of new species to support farming trials and kick-start new initiatives.
The state-of-the-art Aquatic Animal Health Research Laboratory is located at the collaborative Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) facility at Watermans Bay, Perth. The health laboratory has boosted fish health capability to support the aquaculture industry.
High levels of oestrogenic subterranean clovers occur in some medium to high rainfall pastures of Western Australia. These clovers can contribute to problems with sheep reproduction (often referred to as clover disease) that can reduce productivity and profitability of livestock enterprises.
Ovine Observer Issue number # 95 June 2022
In this issue:
1. An economic analysis of sheep flock structures for mixed enterprise Australian farm businesses
2. MLA Tedera Demonstration 2020-2023
3. Using scanned fetal numbers to inform reproduction trait performance in the MERINOSELECT Evaluation
4. Pain relief...
Seasonal Climate Outlook June 2022
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) outlook for winter, June to August, 2022 and June to October 2022 is indicating below 40% probability of above median rainfall for parts of the Central West, Central Wheatbelt, Great...
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