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Plain wire fencing for pastoral lands
A McR Holm
The need to fence for efficient livestock control was recognised early in the history of the pastoral industry in Western Australia. Fence design, materials and layout have all undergone many changes since the 1880s. Modern fences have 4 or 5 strands of high tensile light ... Read more
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Serradella, subterranean clover and medic research, Esperance, Western Australia
Michael D A Bolland
Strains of O. compressus which originate from Paros in southern Greece were the earliest flowering serradellas tested. They consistently produced amongst the highest seed yields, are relatively hard-seeded and are worthy of further investigation for deep sands and very acid soils in low rainfall areas. ... Read more
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Survey of parasite control practices in sheep and cattle
J R. Edwards, R V R Gwynn, R A. Love, Richard Thomas Norris, G Dalton-Morgan, and Brown Besier
Farms in the Albany, Esperance, Jerramungup and Katanning districts were surveyed to determine parasite control strategies currently used, to evaluate the adoption of recommended control practices and to detect areas of ineffective parasite control. For cattle, the number of drenches given in the low rainfall ... Read more
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Survey of post-weaning management, growth and mortality of Merino weaners
Richard Thomas Norris
Flock owner's excessive use of supplementary feed, especially of hay, lack of knowledge of nutritional requirements of weaners and failure to follow recommended methods of internal parasite control were the main areas of inefficient management. Management of the weaners as observed in the first year, ... Read more
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Registered cultivars of subterranean clover : their origin, identification and potential use in Western Australia.
W. J. Collins, B J. Quinlivan, and C M. Francis
The annual species subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) is the most important pasture legume in Western Australia. In addition to providing nutrious feed for livestock, it is an important source of nitrogen for non-leguminous species in pastures for the State's ceral crops.
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Toxic ferns of Western Australia
T E H Aplin, P Steele, and M C. Nottle
Botanical descriptions and notes on the distribution of six species of ferns are given. These plants contain the enzyme thiaminase, which may induce thiamin deficiency, or other constituents toxic to animals. The clinical signs of both thiamin deficiency and fern toxicity in affected livestock are ... Read more
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Varieties of cheese
T A. Morris
While Cheddar cheese is by far the main type as far as English speaking countries are concerned, it is only one of a large number of varieties of cheese which are becoming more universal in production and consumption. In other than English speaking countries Cheddar ... Read more
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A report on erosion and range condition in the West Kimberley area of Western Australia
A L. Payne, A Kubicki, D G. Wilcox, and L C. Short
Nearly 30 per cent (26 700 sq. kilometres) of the West Kimberley survey area is in bad range condition. Nearly 51 per cent (45 400 sq. kilometres) of the area is in fair range condition. Nearly 20 per cent (17 500 sq. kilometres) of the ... Read more
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Review of Random Sample Egg Laying Tests in W.A. - 1957 to 1975
R J. Bishop
The First W.A. Random Sample Laying Test commenced at the Poultry Research Station, Herdsman Lake in 1957. Every year since that date to 1975 a new test has been conducted up to the Eighteenth Test, which was the last test conducted by the Department of ... Read more
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Raising dairy herd replacements from weaning to calving
R Bettenay
The way heifer replacements are reared from weaning to calving can affect their ability to get in calf and to grow to a reasonable size. Under extreme conditions it can impair their lifetime yield. Because the culling rate of cows from dairy herds is usually ... Read more
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Care of the dairy goat
R Bettenay
This bulletin is designed as an introduction to dairy goat keeping.
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Dairying in W.A.
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Western Australia has a small dairy industry compared with its other rural production. However, the industry has consolidated over recent years.Tree clearing and pasture development on existing holdings and the amalgamation of small dairy farms has led to a rapid increase in the area of ... Read more
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Beef in W.A.
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
There are four major regions of beef production in Western Australia, each suited to its own type of husbandry. In such a large area, climate plays an important part in limiting production off pasture and this is reflected in the different patterns of production that ... Read more
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