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The Effects Of Shearing Time And Stocking Rate On Wool Production, R J. Lightfoot
The Effects Of Shearing Time And Stocking Rate On Wool Production, R J. Lightfoot
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE results of the first experiment comparing "autumn" versus "spring" shearing over a two-year period were published in 1960.
In this experiment the autumn-shorn ewes cut heavier greasy fleeces (even though they also reared considerably more lambs) with less tender wool, resulting in a higher average return per head from this group.
The autumn-shorn wool carried more seed, was less attractive and contained relatively more pieces than did the spring-shorn wool.
Phalaris Staggers : Prevention By Cobalt Bullets, Bryan J. Gorddard, P. P. Mann, A. J. Hadlow
Phalaris Staggers : Prevention By Cobalt Bullets, Bryan J. Gorddard, P. P. Mann, A. J. Hadlow
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FARMERS in the south west of Western Australia are familiar with the use of cobalt for the prevention of ill-thrift and deaths due to cobalt deficiency in sheep and cattle.
Less common is the use of cobalt for the prevention of chronic phalaris poisoning, known as phalaris staggers.
This condition is well known in eastern Australia, but only isolated cases have been recorded in W.A. no doubt due to the relatively small area sown to phalaris in this state.