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Mastitis : Modified Teat Cups Give Better Back-Flushing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Mastitis : Modified Teat Cups Give Better Back-Flushing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Back-flushing of the teat cups has not brought the expected reduction in the spread of mastitis in some dairy herds.
Replacement of the conventional nut-and-tail nipple with a special flushing nipple, or use of a one-piece teat cup liner, will ensure that flushing is efficient.
Good Facilities Help T.B. Testing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Good Facilities Help T.B. Testing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Owner co-operation is needed for the smooth working of the tuberclin testing of cattle, compulsory in the South-West Land Division.
This article describes suitable facilities for the testing and how they operate.
A Simplified Mulesing Crush, G T. Halpin
A Simplified Mulesing Crush, G T. Halpin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
DURING the last two years Mr. Tom Flanigan, a mulesing contractor in a large area centred at Katanning, has performed the mules-tailstrip operation on many thousands of lambs and sheep.
A Modified Copper Hot Water System, F J. Fielder
A Modified Copper Hot Water System, F J. Fielder
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A good supply of hot and boiling water for cleansing and sterilising utensils is essential for hygienic milk production.
Dairy Instructor F. Fielder, M.D.D., describes an efficient and economical modification of a copper hot water system for this purpose.
SINGLE copper units of 14 or 16 gallon capacity to supply hot and boiling water for the dairy are no longer good enough for most dairy farms.