The second year of a research trial evaluating the effectiveness of pain relief treatments to improve animal welfare across the northern cattle industry is underway in the State’s north.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is testing innovative new approaches to wild dog management to help protect livestock in the State’s southern rangelands.
Sheep producers are reminded to make sure they have processes in place to monitor for flystrike and to immediately treat any animals showing signs to ensure the welfare and profitability of the flo
The department's Business Improvement Grant (BIG) program commenced in 2015 with the aim of helping to improve the performance and resilience of northern beef businesses.
At times of the year when many cattle are being transported long distances, it is important that females have their pregnancy status checked by a competent stock person or vet before being transpor
Agistment is an option for removing livestock from a property, for a number of reasons – after a fire, when paddock feed is inadequate, to spell pastures, or to finish livestock for sale on better
Climate change will affect livestock production in the agricultural areas of Western Australia (South West WA) in different ways, with some regions and enterprises benefiting and some not.
Hypothermia, which literally means ‘temperature below normal’, occurs when too much body heat is lost or too little body heat is produced, and the result is a drop in body temperature.
