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Newcastle disease is a severe viral disease of poultry and other birds. Control of the disease in Australia is regulated and relies upon vaccination, surveillance, prompt reporting and high standards of biosecurity.

The sampling method for events meeting the case definition of Newcastle disease are outlined below.

Regulation 6 of the Soil and Land Conservation Regulations 1992 applies to all types of drainage, including groundwater pumping, within the Peel–Harvey Catchment Area of Western Australia.

More than 60 livestock industries and government representatives joined forces on 2 May 2014 in Perth to work through their respective sectors’ preparedness to communicate and implement a national livestock standstill if foot-and-mouth disease occurred in Australia.

Mole drainage is a method of draining clay soils using subsurface channels. Mole drainage is used on soils that experience regular waterlogging from irrigation or high rainfall.

The threat of Newcastle disease is managed nationally through the National Newcastle Disease Management Plan. Components of this plan applicable to WA are given here as the Code of practice: managing the risk of Newcastle disease in Western Australia.

Manganese deficiency is most often seen on well drained neutral or calcareous soils but heavy fertiliser usage can induce it in other soils, particularly after heavy applications of lime.

Over-application of fertiliser nutrients can cause growth and quality problems in vegetable crops.

The storage life of fresh fruit and vegetables varies with type, variety and pre-harvest conditions. There is scope to control storage life through postharvest management of the two most important determinants of storage life and quality — respiration and transpiration.

Irrigating crops with saline water can result in yield loss and decreased quality.

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