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Driving and motivational factors for producing wool : views from Western Australian wool producers
Nazrul Islam, Mohammed Quaddus, and John Stanton A/Prof
The aims of this study are: (i) to explore and identify the driving and motivational factors to produce wool; and (ii) to model and test for the significant driving and motivational factors to produce wool.
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Feeding and managing sheep in dry times
Ian McFarland, Mandy Curnow, Mike Hyder, Brian Ashton, and Danny Roberts
Feeding sheep is a significant cost to any sheep or mixed farm enterprise in southern Australia. The cost is usually managed by annually sourcing feed on-farm. However, this feed source can become scarce when we experience unusual dry spells within seasons (termed a 'dry season', ... Read more
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Perennial pastures for Western Australia
Geoff Allan Moore, Paul Sanford, and Tim Wiley
The aim of this project was to identify potential new perennial legumes and grasses to complement lucerne in phase farming and to identify the role and potential for perennial grasses in Western Australia.
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Wild Dog Management: Best Practice Manual
Peter Thomson, Ken Rose, and State Wild Dog Management Advisory Committee
Wild dogs (all wild-living dogs including pure-bred dingoes, hybrids, and domestic dogs running wild) are one of the major pest species impacting on grazing industries across mainland Australia. In this Manual, the text refers to dingoes where the information is derived from studies of essentially ... Read more
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Code of practice for the use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Western Australia
Peter Rutherford
Agricultural and veterinary chemicals are a critically important input to modern farming systems. There is, however an increasing responsibility on the spray operator and his supervisor to use them with utmost safety. An effective way of providing the “rules” of safe chemical use is through ... Read more
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On-station production of native Speargrass hay in Western Australia
G L. Krebs, Robert R. Rouda, and S P. Van Wyngaarden
This report documents the practical and economic feasibility of on-station harvesting and production of speargrass hay and haylage and its subsequent feeding to cattle and sheep in the extensive regions of south-eastern Western Australia. Four hundred and ten bales weighing an average 275 kg were ... Read more
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Wool desk report
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
This issue of Wool Desk report contains the results of the March 2002 Western Australian Wool Production Survey, and an experimental series of monthly forecasts of average fibre diameters and staple lengths for the Western Australian clip. It is anticipated that this information will supplement ... Read more
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Effects of pre-milking teat sanitation on the quality of raw milk
Laurie Depiazzi and Ian Bell
The effect of Quartermate pre-milking teat sanitation on milk quality was investigated in twelve dairy herds over a period of eight weeks. Pre-milking teat sanitation was carried out on all cows for six weeks on each of six farms and mesophile and thermophile bacteria counts ... Read more
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Organic beef a production guide
Steven McCoy
Premium markets are expanding worldwide for certified organic and biodynamic beef products – those grown in accordance with recognised organic production and processing standards.
Many agricultural areas in Australia have the potential to produce organic beef, and several Western Australian and Eastern States organic producers ... Read more
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Maximising the lamb drop
Don Moir
Although reproductive rates vary greatly between individual properties, the average marking percentage in Western Australia still hovers around 75%. In the absence of disease it is possible to improve on this figure by undertaking some straight forward management practices at different stages of the reproductive ... Read more
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Total grazing management field guide self-mustering systems for cattle, sheep and goats
C Underwood
Total grazing management (TGM) systems were designed to assist producers in the Western Australian rangelands to improve station productivity.TGM systems can increase the profits of pastoral properties by improving management control over grazing animals and by decreasing operating costs.
Over 1000 TGM yards have been ... Read more
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A guide to grazing systems and animal production
Kylie Woodgate, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, and Australian Wool Innovation Ltd.
This manual has been produced as a joint venture between the Wool and Meat Programs of Agriculture Western Australia. It is intended to provide current information on most animal production issues today. It has been modified from the current Woolpro and Prograze manuals distributed to ... Read more
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The Good food guide for sheep : feeding sheep for meat production in the areas of Western Australia
Keith Croker; Peter Watt; and Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
The Good Food Guide for Sheep has been produced to provide Western Australian farmers with a concise compilation of current information on feeding sheep for meat production. Although there are already numerous publications about sheep nutrition,many of them relate to wool production, reproduction or drought ... Read more
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Environmental guidelines for new and existing piggeries
A Latto, John Noonan, and R. J. Taylor
These guidelines apply to the management of Western Australia piggeries in Western Australia, including intensive Growing pigs under intensive conditions where the and extensive operations, straw-based housing and animals spend their entire life cycle indoors, is an combinations of these (otherwise referred to as semi- ... Read more
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Practical hints for the layout and construction of 10,000 m3 circular dams
Terry Babbington and J S. Addison
These notes and illustrations have been compiled to assist earthmovers in the construction of circular excavated earth tank dams, with pipe inlets. Construction techniques tend to evolve over time, so the methods described in this publication will not be definitive, but, they may improve efficiency ... Read more
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Environmental management for animal-based industries : dairy farm effluent
Western Australia Agriculture Western Australia Bunbury Regional Office. and Dairy Industry Nutrient Strategy Working Group (W.A.)
The effluent which collects around dairies and their associated feeding facilities should be regarded as a resource to be retained and used on the farm, rather than a waste product for disposal.
These guidelines aim to assist dairy farmers plan effluent management systems which are ... Read more
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Registered cultivars of subterranean clover : their characteristics, origin and identification
W. J. Collins, Phil G. Nichols, M J. Barbetti, and Co-operative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (Australia)
This Bulletin updates Bulletin No. 4083, which was written in 1984. Since tat time 11 new subterranean clover cultivars have been released, making a total of 33. This Bulletin is largely applicable across all subterranean clover areas of Australia. However specific mention is made in ... Read more
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Processing results of Western Australian wool
John Stanton A/Prof, Lindy Coss, and Peter Metcalf
Despite a perception by some that Western Australian wool "processes poorly", this study found that consignments processed : 1) into long tops suited for worsted weaving 2) into longer than predicted tops 3) with the same consistency as other Australian consignments.
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Goats - nutrition and feeding
Andrew C. Dunlop
The nutritional needs of goats are similar to those of sheep. They both require energy, protein, vitamins, minerals and water to survive and be productive. For optimum performance these nutrients should be supplied constantly and in relatively fixed proportions. An excess of protein, vitamins or ... Read more
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Sheep and cattle disorders reported at abattoirs
Michael Paton Dr
Meat inspectors at abattoirs record a lot of information about diseases and disorders of sheep and cattle. This information is mentioned briefly in stock health reports that are sent to producers who consign animals to Robb Jetty or E.G. Green abattoirs.
Department of Agriculture veterinarians ... Read more
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Selecting and developing reliable bore sites in the eastern wheatbelt
Richard George
In the Western Australian wheatbelt, groundwater supplies contribute about 40 per cent of the on-farm livestock requirements and occasionally domestic water supply systems. The first part of this Bulletin comments on sites suitable for both high yielding bores and also those which yield water suitable ... Read more
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A guide to barbed wire fence construction for range cattle control
J S. Addison
The sub-division of pastoral leases with fences promotes better control of the grazing animal, reduces mustering costs, and simplifies the imposition of management strategies designed to lift the productivity of pastures and stock.
However, fencing represents a considerable capital investment and a commitment to fence ... Read more
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Artificial Insemination of ewes with fresh semen
Jonathon Hunton and Keith Kroker
This Bulletin gives a basic outline of the technique for artificial insemination (Al) of sheep. The topic is large and incorporates several areas of reproductive physiology which can only be given cursory treatment in this publication. Much of the information discussed is also applicable to ... Read more
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Beef in Western Australia
Western Australian Department of Agriculture
Western Australia's first European settlers introduced cattle for both milk and meat soon after a permanent colony was established in 1829. From this time, most Western Australian beef was produced as a side-line of t he dairy industry.
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