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Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 3. Implementing The Mastitis Control Programme, F C. Wilkinson
Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 3. Implementing The Mastitis Control Programme, F C. Wilkinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FARMERS who have followed the first two articles in this series should by now have established the recommended milking routine and be familiar with it.
Milking Machine Efficiency And Shed Husbandry Practices, G R. Olney
Milking Machine Efficiency And Shed Husbandry Practices, G R. Olney
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MILKING machine efficiency on dairy farms in the Bridgetown, Greenbushes, Balingup, Boyup Brook and Nannup areas was the subject of a recent testing survey.
During the survey 106 machines were tested and the results assessed statistically to gauge the general level of machine efficiency in these districts.
Remarkable Success Of Bovine T.B. Eradication Campaign, J Shilkin
Remarkable Success Of Bovine T.B. Eradication Campaign, J Shilkin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Less than 20 years ago Perth dairy herds had the highest T.B. incidence of any Australian capital city and half of the Kalgoorlie cattle had the disease.
Why this was so and how the eradication campaign has reduced the incidence of less than 0.3 per cent, in 128,000 cattle is discussed in this article.
Calfhood Diseases. 1. Gastro-Intestinal Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Calfhood Diseases. 1. Gastro-Intestinal Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
CALFHOOD disease may be divided for convenience into three main categories:
• Those affecting the gastro-intestinal tract, including diseases of an infectious nature and those arising as a result of infestation by worms (parasitism).
• Those affecting the respiratory system, including lungworms.
• Those resulting from nutritional deficiencies, especially vitamins and minerals.
Calfhood Diseases. 2. Respiratory And Nutritional Deficiency Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Calfhood Diseases. 2. Respiratory And Nutritional Deficiency Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MOST of the common organisms found in the environment of calf sheds and yards may at times be responsible for respiratory infections, to which the young animal is very susceptible.
Dairy Farming In The Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 3. Fodder Conservation, R A. Bettenay
Dairy Farming In The Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 3. Fodder Conservation, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
An analysis of fodder conservation indicates that farmers in the Busselton-Margaret River district are conserving less than half the amount of fodder considered desirable.—Third in a series reporting a survey of farm practices in the district.
Cow's Hoofs Need To Be Watched, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Cow's Hoofs Need To Be Watched, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE need for thorough trimming of the hoofs of sheep for the control of foot rot is recognized, but few realize the need for trimming the hoofs of cattle.
Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 2. Principles Of Mastitis Control, F C. Wilkinson
Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 2. Principles Of Mastitis Control, F C. Wilkinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MASTITIS is a major cause of financial loss in over half our dairy herds.
Losses result from treatment costs, milk discarded, permanent loss of milk production, culling, lowering of solids-not-fat content and loss of butter-fat production.
Mastitis CAN be controlled. This article outlines the basic principles of mastitis control in the milking shed.
Dairy Farming In The Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 2. Stocking Rate And Production, R A. Bettenay
Dairy Farming In The Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 2. Stocking Rate And Production, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Survey results suggest that the production of butterfat per acre could be doubled on many farms in the Busselton-Margaret River district.—Second in a series of articles reporting a survey of farm practices on 100 farms in the district.
Mastitis : Its Prevention And Control. 1. The Udder In Health And Disease, F C. Wilkinson
Mastitis : Its Prevention And Control. 1. The Udder In Health And Disease, F C. Wilkinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
This is the first of a series of four articles on mastitis which will appear in consecutive issues of the Journal of Agriculture.
This is an introductory article describing the cow's udder in health and disease.
Seed And Pasture Rates For New Dairy Pastures, F E. Ryan
Seed And Pasture Rates For New Dairy Pastures, F E. Ryan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE success or failure of pasture establishment on new land often depends on the interaction of rate of seeding and rate of superphosphate application.
Every year large areas of virgin land are cleared and sown to pasture in the higher rainfall areas, and all-too often the new pasture is not as successful as it should be because too little super is applied, and, in some cases, too little seed.
Copper In West Australian Butter, D N. Tulloch
Copper In West Australian Butter, D N. Tulloch
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A SURVEY was conducted throughout 1963 to determine the copper content of West Australian butter.
Samples were collected about three times monthly from each of the seven W.A. butter factories and examined in the Dairy Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture.
Rearing Dairy Calves, R A. Bettenay
Rearing Dairy Calves, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ON Western Australian dairy farms the wastage rate of dairy cows is probably more than 20 per cent, and this, coupled with the tendency towards bigger herds, means that well over half of the heifer calves born should be reared for herd replacements.
Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 4. The Mastitis Control Programme Continued, F C. Wilkinson
Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 4. The Mastitis Control Programme Continued, F C. Wilkinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
PREVIOUS articles in this series have described mastitis and the principles of mastitis control, and suggested how a control programme may be established.
This article outlines the routine measures which should be maintained for continuation of the programme.
Recording Figures Are No Check On Factory Returns, R A. Bettenay
Recording Figures Are No Check On Factory Returns, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MANY dairy farmers who use Grade Herd Recording are in the habit of comparing their Grade Herd Recording results with returns obtained from a factory.
Where the two returns show some discrepancy the inference drawn always appears to be that whichever credits the herd with the lower return is at fault—either "the recorder is not doing the job properly" or "the factory is robbing the farmer of his just returns."
Dairy Farming In The Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 4. Pasture Production, R A. Bettenay
Dairy Farming In The Busselton-Margaret River District. Part 4. Pasture Production, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
If deteriorated pasture and underdeveloped pasture in the Busselton-Margaret River district could be improved to the standard of the present highly productive pastures stocking rates could be improved by more than 50 per cent.—final article in a series reporting the results of a survey of farm practices in the district.