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Clover Disease : What Do We Know And What Can We Do, T Marshall
Clover Disease : What Do We Know And What Can We Do, T Marshall
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A review of 30 years' study and practical experience of clover disease in Western Australia—and a summary of current recommendations for reducing problems in sheep grazing pastures based on oestrogenic subterranean clover.
Selenium And Sheep Health, B J. Gabbedy, A. J. Hadlow
Selenium And Sheep Health, B J. Gabbedy, A. J. Hadlow
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
For many years selenium was known to the livestock industries only because of its toxic properties. Some soils, particularly in the United States of America, were so high in selenium that many animals died after grazing plants on these soils.
In 1957 it was discovered that selenium supplements could prevent a number of diseases and, from that time, selenium has been regarded as an essential trace element.
White muscle disease (WMD) was first recognised in sheep in Western Australia in 1960 and has occurred each year since.