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Eradication Of The Liver Fluke In Dairy Cattle, Dave Muirson
Eradication Of The Liver Fluke In Dairy Cattle, Dave Muirson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In July 1987, a meat inspector found liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) in a cow at an export abattoir at Waroona. This was the first evidence of the liver fluke completing its life cycle in Western Australia. Fortunately, the Department of Agriculture is reasonably confident that a comprehensive drenching programme has eradicated the liver fluke. The establishment of liver fluke in the south-west coastal areas could cause a serious problem for cattle producers and the small number of sheep producers. Stock would need additional drenching, and if it was not carried out effectively production could be lost or stock could die. …
Ryegrass Disease Could Spread, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Ryegrass Disease Could Spread, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The disease annual ryegrass toxicity kills sheep and cattle grazing pastures which contain infected annual ryegrass. In Western Australia the first confirmed outbreak was in 1968 in the Gnowangerup area.
The disease has noe spread over a range of 450 kilometres and with a total area of perhaps 100 000 hectares. because annual ryegrass is the major sown pasture grass in W.A. the disease could spread throughout the South-West.
There are some precautions that can be taken.
Extracts From The Department Of Agriculture's Annual Report, 1974-75, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Extracts From The Department Of Agriculture's Annual Report, 1974-75, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The Department of Agriculture's Annual Report for the year ended June 30, 1975, took the form of short reviews of selected activities of the Department during the year.
Some of these reviews are reprinted below to give an idea of the range of activities undertaken by the Department. A limited number of copies of the full report are available to interested organisations from the Department of Agriculture, Jarrah Road, South Perth, 6151.
In past years the Department's report has taken the form of a relatively detailed technical summary of the work of each Division. Because of the large volume of …