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Nitrogen For Pastures, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Nitrogen For Pastures, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The use of nitrogen (N) fertilisers on cereals has long been recognised and accepted as an economic farm practice. It is only more recently that the use of fertiliser nitrogen has been considered for pasture and fodder production, mainly on wholemilk and butterfat farms in the South-West. The high quality feed produced may be substituted for concentrates or conserved fodder. Large increases in seasonal production have been reported.
Because nitrogen fertiliser is expensive, has a short-term effect, and can affect the clover content of pastures, a series of field experiments were conducted in 1973 to examine the role of nitrogen …
Lot Feeding Sheep In Sheds, H E. Fels, B. Malcolm
Lot Feeding Sheep In Sheds, H E. Fels, B. Malcolm
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The need to gather and hold sheep for slaughter or live shipment led a West Australian company!, with the Department of Agriculture, to investigate the use of sheds for short term lot feeding of sheep. Preliminary examination suggested that feedlot sheds connected by a sheep footpath to the abattoirs, railway or saleyards could be cheaper as well as more practicable than continued use of holding paddocks.
The first week or two are commonly the most difficult in lot feeding sheep or cattle. Long-term indoor lot-feeding is a normal practice in some overseas countries but we did not know whether untrained …