Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
QUEENSLAND sheep and wool producers have been urged to remain vigilant for flystrike as La Niña weather conditions continue…Read More
Sheep Central, February 4, 2022
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
AUSTRALIA’S sheep industry is being asked to help oppose a move by veterinarians to retain prescription control over the lamb and calf castration pain relief medication NumOcaine…Read More
Terry Sim, January 26, 2022
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
THE journey of New South Wales Pooginook Poll and Merino studs to no breech modification will be outlined in a webinar next week…Read More
Sheep Central, June 18, 2021
MERINO breeders selecting for high follicle density can breed a high wool and meat-producing dual purpose sheep that would not need to be mulesed, according to South Australian breeder Andrew Michael…Read More
Terry Sim, March 31, 2021
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
AUSTRALIA’S wool growers could be faced with making submissions to a review of the National Wool Declaration without access to finalised research results on the sheep freeze branding process…Read More
FINAL preliminary results of a sheep freeze branding trial undertaken by the University of Melbourne will be fast-tracked for the Australian Wool Exchange’s National Wool Declaration review…Read More
Terry Sim, March 22, 2021
PRELIMINARY research results indicating sheep freeze branding is a painful procedure for lambs, even when using available pain relief, have been published by the University of Melbourne…Read More
Terry Sim, March 19, 2021
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
STRONG demand pushed working dog prices to a new level at the annual Jerilderie auction on Saturday, with almost half the dogs making $10,000 or more…Read More
Terry Sim, March 1, 2021
TRANGIE wool grower Tim Burns has paid just $230 for the first offering of short-tailed Merino ewes in Australia and he believes he got the deal of the day…Read More
Terry Sim, February 24, 2021
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
NEW South Wales dog owners are being advised to be alert, but not alarmed, after a deadly tick disease was reported in dogs brought into the state from the Northern Territory…Read More
Sheep Central, February 15, 2021
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
VIRTUAL fencing of sheep using audio signals and electric pulses to train the animals to respect a boundary is far less stressful than other standard farming practices, University of New England researchers have found…Read More
Sheep Central, December 16, 2020
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
A VICTORIAN sheep farmer has escaped jail by pleading guilty to four charges of animal cruelty in the Bendigo Magistrates Court…Read More
Sheep Central, December 16, 2020