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Western Australia has a reputation for producing healthy livestock free from diseases and residues that could harm human health or damage our ability to sell livestock within Australia or overseas.

Newcastle disease is a severe viral disease of poultry and other birds.

The demand for high value agricultural produce continues to increase and provides great opportunities to Australian agriculture.

Seed potato schemes do not have a standardised system for naming their field grown generations which makes it difficult to compare schemes.

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

When conducting research on managing your property or starting a new enterprise there are many sources of information from state and local government departments to rural suppliers and industry ass

Scheduling irrigation requires an understanding of how much water your soil can hold and how much of that water your crop can use.

Calling a vet to investigate disease protects our markets: The WA Livestock Disease Outlook provides information about recent livestock disease cases in Western Australia and diseases...

Livestock disease investigations protect our markets: Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of particular...

Cattle are common victims of fires in Australia. Cattle are generally less affected by fires than sheep because of their superior height and speed, but they can be severely burnt if trapped, such a

Soil moisture sensors aid good irrigation management. Good irrigation management gives better crops, uses fewer inputs, and increases profitability.

AgMemo is the department’s flagship newsletter - keeping subscribers across the state up to date with the department’s activities, news and advice. In this edition:

Sheep are common victims of fires in Australia. The information below describes how fire may affect sheep and the management options landholders have.

In yearling cattle, burdens of cattle worms can lead to reduced liveweight gain during winter and are sometimes associated with signs of worm disease like diarrhoea and ill-thrift.

The National TSE Surveillance Program (NTSESP) conducts surveillance for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease) in cattle and scrapie in sheep.

The Animal welfare regulation newsletter provides information on the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s role in ensuring that all livestock receive appropriate standards...

This Sheep Industry Business Innovation (SIBI) subproject supported the Sheep Alliance as the peak leadership body and advocate of change management for the Western Australian (WA) sheep industry,

Feral cats are the same species as domestic cats, but survive in the wild without human reliance or contact.

Calling a vet to investigate disease protects our markets: The WA Livestock Disease Outlook provides information about recent livestock disease cases in Western Australia and diseases...

Livestock disease investigations protect our markets: Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of particular...

  

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