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High Pre-Mating Liveweights Improve The Lambing Performance Of Merino Ewes, R J. Suiter
High Pre-Mating Liveweights Improve The Lambing Performance Of Merino Ewes, R J. Suiter
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Analysis of lambing trials with Merino ewes has shown a highly significant association between pre-mating liveweight and lambing performance.
With May-June lambing ewes there was a 2.9 per cent, lambing increase for every extra 10 lb. liveweight; for July-August- September lambing ewes there was a 6.9 per cent, increase for every 10 lb. liveweight increase.
With the May-June lambing there was a critical weight below which twinning was negligible.
Lupins In Western Australia. 5. The Grazing Value Of Green And Mature Lupins, John Sylvester Gladstones
Lupins In Western Australia. 5. The Grazing Value Of Green And Mature Lupins, John Sylvester Gladstones
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WHETHER or not lupins are grown primarily as a grain crop, grazing of standing crops and harvested stubbles will continue to be an important use. This article examines the uses of sweet lupins for forage, and the main problem of lupin grazing, lupinosis.
Feeding Urea To Dairy Cows, R A. Bettenay
Feeding Urea To Dairy Cows, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IT has been known for some years that the ruminant animal, through the agency of microflora in the rumen, has the ability to use urea as a source of nitrogen, and to convert some of this to protein.
Some Factors Affecting The Composition Of Milk, K Needham
Some Factors Affecting The Composition Of Milk, K Needham
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FOR many years it has been known all over the world that the composition of milk varies. This variation in quality is considered as a serious problem wherever the dairy industry is established.
Points On Producing Better Pigs, P C. Beck
Points On Producing Better Pigs, P C. Beck
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THERE are many factors to be considered in the production of quality pigmeat which today is the demand of the housewife.
Poor quality means two things, bad advertisement for the industry and low returns to the producer.