In the first instance, the need to treat sheep with preventative flystrike chemical products can be greatly reduced or removed by choosing the most suitable times to shear and crutch sheep, […]
Green crops and pastures, such as lucerne, forage oats/barley, will be ready for grazing shortly. These types of feeds can be very successful in terms of profit and maximising returns […]
Adult sheep typically have reasonable levels of immunity to most types of round worm with their greatest struggle often being immunity against Barber’s Pole worm. A reasonable level of immunity will […]
With high livestock prices and strong international demand for Australian lamb, the outlook for the Australian sheep industry is very positive. Prices are staying above average, and the forecast is […]
A good biosecurity plan must assume that introduced sheep are infested with lice regardless of their history or whether there are no lice or signs of lice. A new lice […]
The weather over the last few months has rendered many crops damaged, meaning they are either unable to be harvested, or have a lot of dropped heads. This increases the […]