Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
Publication Date
12-8-2003
Keywords
Biosecurity, Disease, Threats, Livestock, Animal welfare, Tail docking, Mulesing, Flystrike, Export, Markets, Live sheep trade, Genetics, Traits, Selection, EBV, Merino ewe, Nutritional management, Focused feeding, Quality wool, Sheepmeats, Planning, Performance, Benchmarking, RF tags, Electronic tags, RFID, Sheep worm control, Sheep worm management, Drench resistance, Integrated pest management, Integrated parasite management, Refugia
Disciplines
Animal Diseases | Biosecurity | Comparative Nutrition | Marketing | Other Genetics and Genomics | Parasitology | Sheep and Goat Science | Veterinary Infectious Diseases
Abstract
This session covers eight papers from different authors:1. Biosecurity in the sheep industry will improve production and profits Ashley Mercy, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia 2. Easy care sheep David Scobie, AgResearch, PO Box 60 Lincoln, 8152, New Zealand 3. Targeting the market’s requirements - live sheep exports Neil Buchanan, Manager Animal Health Operations, Primary Industries & Resources, South Australia 4. Setting flock breeding objectives Kevin Bell, Sheep Management and Production Consultants, Kojonup WA 5. Future feeding of sheep in Western Australia John Milton and Graeme Martin, The University of Western Australia 6. Recipe for getting back into Sheep Bob Hall, JRL Hall and Co., Darkan 7. Wool producer experiences with individual animal management Maurie Stephen, Wool Producer, Armidale NSW 8. The history of future sheep worm management Dr Rob Woodgate, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
Recommended Citation
Please cite papers individually
Included in
Animal Diseases Commons, Biosecurity Commons, Comparative Nutrition Commons, Marketing Commons, Other Genetics and Genomics Commons, Parasitology Commons, Sheep and Goat Science Commons, Veterinary Infectious Diseases Commons
