Regional and Seasonal content

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Much of the Western Australia's wheatbelt has experienced a very dry 2018–2019 summer leaving very little stored moisture at present (DPIRD, May seasonal report 2019). Yield potential varies signif

In this issue:

1. Sheep abortion and stillbirth investigation at Australian veterinary laboratories
2. A review of the revered Sarah Esme Blumer and her contribution to sheep science...

White spot disease is a highly contagious viral infection that affects all crustaceans.

Ehrlichiosis is a disease of dogs that occurs when a brown dog tick infected with the bacteria, Ehrlichia canis (E.

2019 has been a difficult season for many throughout Western Australia with variable rainfall impacting on production and profitability.

The four regions of Western Australia's south-west land division contribute over $6 billion to the gross value of agriculture production. 

In Australia, it is illegal to feed restricted animal material (RAM) to ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats, deer, camels and alpacas). This is known as the 'ruminant feed ban'.

'Regional Research Agronomy' is the abbreviated working title for the 'Building crop protection and crop production agronomy research and development capacity in regional Western Australia' project

In this issue:

1. The WA NLIS Sheep and Goat Advisory Group – 12 months on
2. Abortion and lamb mortality between pregnancy scanning and marking for maiden ewes
3. 2021 and 2022...

The Crop Sowing Guide for Western Australia is a one stop shop for variety information on all the major crops grown in WA.

In this issue:

1. Inheritance of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment

2. Tools to reduce the...

Thrips are a relatively minor pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Black cutworm is a relatively minor pest of potatoes and cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.

Six-spotted mite can defoliate avocado trees and grapevines in the lower south-west of Western Australia.

Invertebrate pests can cause extensive damage to truffles.

The crop sowing guide for Western Australia is a one stop shop for variety information on all the major crops grown in Western Australia.

In this issue:

1. Pregnancy scanning increases profit for all flocks and times of lambing

2. Lower Reproductive Rate and Lamb Survival Contribute to Lower Lamb Marking Rate in Maiden...

The Testing Traceability Systems Grant Program will allow Western Australian plant and plant product growers and supply chain participants to test traceability systems to provide valuable insights

Western Australia is free of most of the significant diseases that affect animals in other parts of the world.

Selling or changing breeding numbers can have a profound impact on the on-going structure of the flock.  It is important to determine the changes to the flock over many years to understand the impa

  

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