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Nf91-29 Ringworm And Club Lamb Fungus, Doyle Wolverton, Ted Doane
Nf91-29 Ringworm And Club Lamb Fungus, Doyle Wolverton, Ted Doane
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Sheep exhibitors, as you prepare for summer shows, examine how you prepare your sheep for the show ring. Washing and shearing removes the natural lanolin and suint that protects sheep from getting some diseases. Anyone who shows sheep this summer should be aware of ringworm and a ringworm-like disease that can be transmitted from infected sheep to humans. One ringworm type disease, caused by a fungus, is currently being called "club lamb" fungus.
The Productivity Of Western Australia's Wheat And Sheep Industry, Tim Coelli, Ross Kingwell
The Productivity Of Western Australia's Wheat And Sheep Industry, Tim Coelli, Ross Kingwell
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A popular economic lament is that Australian industries and workers are not as productive as they should be. Politicians and economic commentators preach the need for productivity improvement and workplace reform, and criticise inefficiency and lack of endeavour. Can such criticism be fairly levelled at farmers and agricultural scientists? What is productivity and how is it measured? What is the productivity of Western Australia's main agricultural industry — wheat and sheep farming? This article addresses these questions and shows that our wheat-sheep industry can be moderately proud of its productivity record