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The Sheep Lice Detection Test, Peter Morcombe
The Sheep Lice Detection Test, Peter Morcombe
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Sheep farmers would agree it is difficult to find sheep lice when carrying out an inspection.
The lice detection test makes this task easier and helps farmers decide how to control lice. The test also helps community liaison groups with eradication of lice infestations in specific areas, and provides data for epidemiologists to monitor changes in prevalence of lice and efficacy of treatments. Tests are much cheaper than flock inspection on the farm.
The present lice detection test was developed by the Australian Wool Testing Authority (A WTA) and introduced as an integral part of the Western Australian Sheep Lice …
Sheep Breeding Problems In W.A. : The Industry's View, Stanley M. Dennis
Sheep Breeding Problems In W.A. : The Industry's View, Stanley M. Dennis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN 1963 a short questionnaire was distributed to farmers and pastoralists seeking information about sheep breeding problems and lamb losses.
This was a fore-runner to the Department of Agriculture survey into the causes of abortion and lamb mortality which is reported elsewhere in this issue.