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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Sheep farming, Cost analysis, Western Australia

Disciplines

Nutritional Epidemiology | Plant Biology | Sheep and Goat Science

First Page Number

454

Last Page Number

461

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

TRADITIONALLY, wheatbelt farmers have looked upon sheep as being subsidiary, or at best, complementary to their main activity, wheat growing.

Because there has been a mistaken belief that clover would not grow, these farmers have depended upon native grasses and crop remains (stubble) for sheep feed, a practice which has put a limit to the number of sheep a property could support.

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