Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

Department of Agriculture Western Australia

Publication Date

12-8-2003

Keywords

Satellite, Pasture biomass, Feed on offer, Pasture growth rate, Sheep, Wool, Auction price, Curvature of sale lots, OFDA2000, Fleecescan, Fleece testing, Measurement, Economics, Life time, Optimal nutrition, Ewes, Wool production, Fetal programming, Fabric comfort, Prickle, Skin, Fine ends, Contamination, Dark fibre, Exotic breeds, Measurement

Disciplines

Biosecurity | Genetics | Nutritional Epidemiology | Other Mathematics | Other Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Sheep and Goat Science

Abstract

This session covers six papers from different authors:1.‘Pastures from space’ - an opportunity to increase the profitability of sheep production Richard Coole Farmer Kojonup W.A. Stephen Gherardi Chris Oldham Department of Agriculture Western Australia 2. K. Curtis Department of Agriculture WA J. Stanton Department of Agriculture WA and Curtin University 3. Is selection of ewe hogget replacement on measurement profitable? Johan Greeff Department of Agriculture of Western Australia 4. Optimising the nutrition/grazing management of ewe flocks Chris Oldham Mike Hyder Beth Paganoni Department of Agriculture of Western Australia Andrew Thompson Department of Primary Industries, Hamilton, Victoria Tom Plaisted Kazue Tanaka Department of Agriculture of Western Australia Mark Ferguson Darren Gordon Department of Primary Industries, Hamilton, Victoria 5. How do we produce wool for next-to-skin wear? Andrew Peterson Department of Agriculture Western Australia 6. Measuring fibre contamination post farm gate Peter Sommerville Corporate Development Manager AWTA Ltd

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