Ovine Observer Issue number # 94 December 2021
In this issue:
1. Proximity sensors provide an effective, accurate and cheap alternative for measuring dam pedigree of lambs in Australian sheep flocks
2. DXA calibration at WAMMCO, Katanning
3. WA NLIS Sheep and Goat advisory group established
4. Optional sheep...
Maintaining feed-on-offer at around 2 t DM/ha for four weeks around the Timerite® date in spring can effectively control RLEM in the following growing season.
The crop sowing guide for Western Australia is a one stop shop for variety information on all the major crops grown in Western Australia.
WA Livestock Disease Outlook for vets - November 2021
Livestock disease investigations protect our markets
Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of particular livestock diseases. The WA Livestock Disease Outlook summarises recent significant disease...
Ovine Observer Issue number # 93 September 2021
In this issue:
1. Inheritance of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment
2. Tools to reduce the risk of flystrike in sheep on your farm
3. Southern WA sheep reproductive rates based on...
Resilience and sustainability were key themes at this year’s Western Australian Horticulture Update (WAHU2021) hosted by DPIRD on 4 November at Optus Stadium.
Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) Euwallacea fornicatus is a beetle native to Southeast Asia. The beetle attacks a wide range of plants by tunnelling into trunks, stems and branches.
