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Clover Disease : What Do We Know And What Can We Do, T Marshall
Clover Disease : What Do We Know And What Can We Do, T Marshall
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A review of 30 years' study and practical experience of clover disease in Western Australia—and a summary of current recommendations for reducing problems in sheep grazing pastures based on oestrogenic subterranean clover.
Clover Disease Of Sheep In Western Australia, A B. Beck, M. R. Gardiner
Clover Disease Of Sheep In Western Australia, A B. Beck, M. R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
DURING the past five years there has been a marked increase in the incidence of breeding abnormalities of sheep associated with the grazing of subterranean clover pastures.
This complex of diseases first became a major problem in Western Australia in the years following 1940 and eventually became known as "clover disease".
Have You A Lambing Problem?, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Have You A Lambing Problem?, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Here are the steps you should take if you have or suspect a breeding problem in your flocks.
Infectious Abortion Diseases In Sheep, Stanley M. Dennis
Infectious Abortion Diseases In Sheep, Stanley M. Dennis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
There are increasing signs that infections causing abortion in sheep are an important source of lambing losses in Western Australia.
The organisms responsible may cause losses at any time from the 60th day of pregnancy to a week after birth.
This article discusses the symptoms, effects and control of infectious abortion and associated losses, and outlines a research project started this year to investigate them.
Ovine Listeriosis : A Newley Diagnosed Cause Of Infectious Abortion And Lamb Losses In Western Australia, Stanley M. Dennis
Ovine Listeriosis : A Newley Diagnosed Cause Of Infectious Abortion And Lamb Losses In Western Australia, Stanley M. Dennis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
LISTERIOSIS is an infectious disease occurring in animals and man and is caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.
It is worldwide in distribution and has been reported in 28 species of animals and 11 species of birds.
This disease was recently diagnosed in Western Australia for the first time when it was found to be a cause of abortion and perinatal lamb losses in sheep.
Lambing Problems In Summer Rainfall Areas, H Suijdendorp
Lambing Problems In Summer Rainfall Areas, H Suijdendorp
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
LOW lambing percentages have become a serious problem in the summer rainfall areas in the North-West of Western Australia.
Largely as a result of poor nutrition of the lambing ewes, lamb marking figures have fallen to the stage where keeping up stock numbers is extremely difficult.
Diseases Of Goats, J Shilkin
Diseases Of Goats, J Shilkin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MANY of the diseases of goats are common to sheep and cattle, and, as in these species, correct feeding, hygiene and general care and management will assist in the avoidance of serious ailments.
In this article an attempt will be made to advise goat-owners on the diagnosis of the more common ailments, and suggestions as to treatment will be offered where possible.
It should be appreciated however that where veterinary assistance is obtainable it is preferable to first-aid treatment. A qualified veterinarian has access to newer and more efficient methods of treatment than are available to the layman.