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Final Report : Sixth (1962-63) Western Australian Random Sample Laying Test, R H. Morris, F. A. E. Hunt

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FINAL REPORT SIXTH (1962-63) WESTERN AUSTRALIAN RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST

Final Report to December, 1963, covering a period of 500 days (71 3/7 weeks), comprising a 150-day (21 3/7 week) rearing period and a 350-day (50-week) laying period.

The Importance Of Milk Production In Beef Cattle, W J O Wilkie

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IN recent years there has been a great deal of comment on the need for "dairy blood" in the State's beef industry.

There seems to have been some confused thinking on this matter. There is no doubt at all that a beef dam should be able to produce enough milk to do its calf well.

But there is nothing to gain and a great deal to lose if too much emphasis is placed on milking qualities without reference to beef qualities.

Seventh Random Sample Laying Test 1963-64 : Poultry Research Station, Wembley : Third Progressive Report O 26th April, 1964, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SEVENTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1963-6

4 POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY

THIRD PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 26th APRIL, 1964

Average age of birds 276 days or 39 weeks and 3 days.

The Role Of Fleece Measurement In Selecting Merino Sheep, H G. Neil, R. J. Lightfoot

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

MANY things determine how much wool a sheep can grow.

These include the amount and quality of pasture available or how the sheep are fed, the stocking rate, the general health and thrift of the sheep and other management considerations such as cropping and the time of lambing.

First Three Year Average Report For The West Australian Random Sample Laying Test Covering The 4th, 5th And 6th Tests, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FIRST THREE-YEAR-AVERAGE REPORT FOR THE WEST AUSTRALIAN RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST COVERING THE 4th, 5th AND 6th TESTS

Despite every effort made to provide all entries in individual tests with a uniform environment it is still possible for a particular entry's performance not to be a true indication of its inherent ability.

Random Sample Test results should therefore be viewed on a long term, annual, consecutive basis. If the yearly results for a given hatchery are grouped together and averaged over a period of several years irregularities in performance due to factors other than genetic worth are minimised and a …

Seventh Random Sample Laying Test : 1963-64 : Poultry Research Station, Wembley : Fourth Progressive Report To 31st May, 1964, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SEVENTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1963-64

POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY

FOURTH PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 31st MAY, 1964

Average age of birds 308 days or 44 weeks and 1 day.

Notes On The Avian Genus Arremonops With Description Of A New Subspecies From Honduras, Burt L. Monroe Jr.

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University

No abstract provided.

Relationships And Taxonomic Status Of The North American Natricine Snake Genera Liodytes, Regina, And Clonophis, Douglas A. Rossman

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University

No abstract provided.

A Revision Of The Lampornis Viridipallens Complex (Aves: Trochilidae), Burt L. Monroe Jr.

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University

No abstract provided.

A New Race Of Centurus Aurifrons (Aves: Picidae) From British Honduras, Stephen M. Russell

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University

No abstract provided.

A New Carolina Wren (Aves: Troglodytidae) From Southern Mexico, George H. Lowery Jr., Delwyn G. Berrett

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University

No abstract provided.

Three New Subspecies Of Birds From Honduras, Burt L. Monroe Jr.

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University

No abstract provided.

The Secret Of Viral Reproduction, George W. Cochran

Faculty Honor Lectures

Nucleic acid is the basis of life. There are 2 types, ribose nucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA). DNA, the material found in the chromosomes within the nuclei of the cells of most living organisms, bears the genetic code that determines all of the characteristics of a living organism. Information from the DNA of the chromosomes is carried to all parts of the cell by one type of RNA called messenger RNA. Additional specialized RNA molecules are found inside the ribosomes, tiny bodies within the protoplasm that make proteins for the cell. Still other, smaller RNA molecules, called …

Sixth Random Sample Laying Test, 1962-63, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SIXTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1962-63

POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY

REARING RESULTS AT HOUSING (21 WEEKS AND 3 DAYS)

Grade Herd Recording : 1962-63, Maurice C. Cullity

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A poor season coupled with a 16 per cent, increase in the number of cows tested during 1962-63 led to a drop in the average yields of cows in the Grade Herd Recording Scheme.

Fifth Western Australian Random Sample Egg Laying Test : Final Report, P Smetana, F. A. E. Hunt

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

npHE Fifth Random Sample Egg Laying Test differs from the four previous ones in that the names of entrants are published with the results.

This procedure was adopted after a meeting of the Joint Poultry Industry Improvement Committee in April, 1961.

The Committee is a body made up of representatives from all organised sections of the poultry industry and one of its functions is to advise on policy in the random sample test.

Sixth Random Sample Laying Test : 1962-63, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SIXTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1962-63

POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY

PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 3rd MARCH. 1963,

FOR 10 WEEK LAYING PERIOD FROM 21 WEEKS AND 3 DAYS

Trees Of Western Australia. 101. The Salt River Mallett (Eucalyptus Sargentii Maiden). 102. The Two-Winged Gimley (Eucalyptus Diptera C.). 103. Eucalyptus Burdettiana Blakely Et Steedman. 104. The Moort (Eucalyptus Platypus Hook), Charles Austin Gardner

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WITH the ever-increasing spread of salt in certain poorly-drained soils in Western Australia, any plant which tends to restrict salt encroachment is of considerable economic importance.

In the genus Eucalyptus there are a few trees which will withstand a certain degree of soil salinity.

Broiler Research. 1. Meat Strains For Broiler Production, P Smetana

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A broiler trial to compare the performances of three special meat strains and a group of first cross cockerels was conducted at the Poultry Research Station, Wembley, in 1962.

Although there was little difference in profit there are several factors in favour of the special meat strain birds for broiler production.

The Webworm. 2. The Biology Of The Webworm, J A. Button

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A detailed knowledge of the seasonal history of an insect pest is essential for an understanding of the way in which it is affected by various management and cultural practices.

Sixth Random Sample Laying Test : 1962-63, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SIXTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1962-63

POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY

FIFTH PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 1st SEPTEMBER, 1963

Sixth Random Sample Laying Test : 1962-63 : Poultry Research Station, Wembley, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SIXTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1962-63

POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY

SIXTH PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 3rd NOVEMBER, 1963

Average age of birds 464 days or 66 weeks and 2 days.

Effects Of Management, Strain And Truck Shipment On Albumen Quality Of Eggs, J.L. Adams, J.L. Skinner

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Very little has been reported on changes in quality of eggs during shipment. Gwin (1952) reported a study involving more than a billion eggs purchased by the Armed Forces of the United States. U.S. Grades were determined by candling and inspection by trained inspectors from the Army Veterinary Corps and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quality loss was shown to be related to time in transit, distance or miles in transit and seasonal influences. No data were reported as to the relation of varying physical conditions during transit or position effects within the rail cars. Adams and Milam (1960) studied …

Grow More Wool, W L. Mcgarry, R. J. Lightfoot

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE amount of wool that each sheep grows is determined by many things, including the amount and quality of pasture available or how the sheep are fed, the stocking rate, the general health and thrift of the sheep and other management considerations such as cropping and the time of lambing.

How Teachers Of High School Biology May Introduce Heredity And Birds Through The Use Of Doves, Donald Hood Dickinson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to present a method of teaching principles of heredity at a level understandable to students of a high school biology class, (2) to present a list of resource materials for use in a heredity unit, and (3) to show how the use of live animals might intensify student interest in this subject as well as in other phases of bird life such as nest building, incubation of eggs, hatching of eggs, voice and communication, and effects of nutrition on chick development.

Select On Fleece Weight And Cull The Low Producers, W L. Mcgarry

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

EFFICIENT calling of maiden ewes before they join the breeding flock is an essential part of any policy of flock improvement.

Removal of the low wool producers should be one of the first considerations when culling the flock.

Selection Of Dairy Heifers, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE time is approaching on most dairy farms when a decision has to be made on which of the year's crop of heifers are to be retained.

Replacements are needed not only to keep up herd numbers, but also to increase the average production.

This is herd improvement—surely the aim of all dairy farmers.

Fifth Random Sample Laying Test : 1961-62 : Progressive Report To 2nd Sept., 1962 (36 Weeks), Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FIFTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1961-62

Progressive Report to 2nd September, 1962 (36 weeks)

Trees Of Western Australia. 95. Carne's Blackbutt (Eucalyptus Carnei C.A. Gardn.). 96. Cleland's Blackbutt (Eucalyptus Clelandii Maiden), Charles Austin Gardner

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Named after the late Walter Mervyn Carne, a former Economic Botanist and Plant pathologist of the Department of Agriculture in Western Australia, this species was discovered at Sandstone by the writer in July, 1927, and subsequently collected in August 1961.

Fourth West Australian Random Sample Egg Laying Test : 1960-1961, P Smetana, F. A. E. Hunt

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

TO help improve the quality of laying stock for poultry farmers in Western Australia the Poultry Branch of the Department of Agriculture conducts annual random sample egg laying tests.

The tests reveal good and bad points in the laying strains available, and their results are a valuable guide to breeders.

Most of the chickens sold in Western Australia are now bred by hatcherymen who participate in the Random Sample Tests.