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The stickfast flea, first recorded in Western Australia (WA) at Geraldton in 1913, is now a common disease in backyard poultry flocks, especially during summer.

Various insects and mites can damage native plants in home gardens. A description of some of the more important insect pests is given here, together with general methods for control.

Lambs should be marked between the ages of two and 12 weeks, with the youngest animal in the mob being at least 24 hours old so that a maternal bond can form.

Numbers of slugs and snails have increased in broadacre cropping in Western Australia with the use of minimum tillage and stubble-retention practices.

All livestock owners and beekeepers within Western Australia must be registered and their stock identified in accordance with the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement

This Fertiliser Calculator compares the nutrient content of more than 1500 commercially-available fertilisers.

This page contains useful information about Noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium) and how to identify it.

Mastitis is the term for a bacterial infection of the udder. It is most common in ewes raising multiple lambs or with high milk production.

Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is normally produced by bacteria in the rumen of cattle and sheep on well-balanced roughage diets.

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is native from Iran to northern India.