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A Pilot Study Of Sheep Disease Surveillance In Western Australia, Roy Butler
A Pilot Study Of Sheep Disease Surveillance In Western Australia, Roy Butler
Conference papers and presentations
A pilot study of sheep disease surveillance was conducted in 2014-2015 on four farms in the eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia. The participants observed their sheep, sufficiently closely to notice disease, at least every second day. Most of the disease syndrome reports related to fewer than five sheep, demonstrating that farmers noticed problems in individual sheep, and not only in groups of sheep. Of a total of 66 disease syndrome observations reported over 12 months, the three most frequently occurring syndromes were found dead + sudden death (combined), skin lesions, and lameness.
The History And Performance Of Dorper Sheep In Western Australia, Roy Butler, S C. Wiese, M C. Young
The History And Performance Of Dorper Sheep In Western Australia, Roy Butler, S C. Wiese, M C. Young
Conference papers and presentations
The history of Dorper sheep in Western Australia is reviewed, since their arrival as embryos from South Africa, in 1996. Limited data are provided - mainly small-scale observations and anecdotes - on reproduction, growth rates, carcass characteristics, diseases, and some other issues that have been encountered with the sheep in Western Australia. Predictions are made for the future of Dorper sheep in Western Australia.