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Sustainable worm control with summer-autumn drenching
Hot, dry WA summers once supported “summer drenching,” but this approach drives drench resistance by leaving resistant worms to multiply.
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Sustainable worm control with summer-autumn drenching
Hot, dry WA summers once supported “summer drenching,” but this approach drives drench resistance by leaving resistant worms to multiply. Current advice is a summer–autumn drenching program guided by Worm Egg Counts, with strategies like refugia, drench rotation and combination treatments. This article explains how to slow resistance, when to drench different sheep classes across rainfall zones, and how WEC tests support sustainable worm control.
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Optimising productivity and profitability with feed tests
Conducting feed tests is an important strategy for meeting your sheep's nutritional needs in the most cost-effective way. This article outlines how feed testing can help optimise productivity and profitability by identifying the true value of different feed sources.
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Tackling dag
Dags can be costly for sheep enterprises due to the need for crutching, reduced wool value and treatment costs. The accumulation of dag is also the greatest risk factor for breech strike. This article dives into how to deal with dag, including how to breed for reduced dag.
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