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Barbervax®—a vaccine to protect against barber’s pole worm Barbervax®—a vaccine to protect against barber’s pole worm
A year after its release, is the Barbervax vaccine the answer to problems with barber’s pole worms? View the Article
Worms have an Achilles’ heel Worms have an Achilles’ heel
Worms have a requirement for certain temperatures and moisture in order to hatch and survive on pasture. Knowing a little about their climatic likes and dislikes lets you control them more easily. View the Article
Barbervax—a new approach to barber's pole worm control Barbervax—a new approach to barber's pole worm control
The release in October of the new ‘Barbervax’ vaccine against barber’s pole worm gives the sheep industries a new weapon in the fight against an old foe. This provides a major alternative to drench-based control, and will help manage drench resistance. View the Article
Why are lambing ewes susceptible to worm infection? Why are lambing ewes susceptible to worm infection?
Adult sheep typically have reasonable levels of immunity to most types of round worm with their greatest struggle often being immunity against Barber’s Pole worm. View the Article
Worm management that works! Worm management that works!
Many of you will know of, or heard about, the value of grazing management in lowering the number of infective worm larvae on pasture. View the Article
Why prepare low worm-risk paddocks? Why prepare low worm-risk paddocks?
While many producers across Australia are coming up to lambing or weaning, when low worm-risk paddocks are valuable, other producers are in a position now to think about preparing these paddocks. View the Article
Sheep Husbandry Lectures Sheep Husbandry Lectures
Prepared by Dr Allan Cunningham (CMG), Principal and DS Thompson, Instructor in Sheep Husbandry Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia. Circa 1947 – principally to assist returning Diggers taking up land. View the Article
Easy steps for breeding worm resistant sheep Easy steps for breeding worm resistant sheep
If you’ve decided to get serious about breeding worm-resistant sheep, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. View the Article
Low worm risk paddocks – do it now! Low worm risk paddocks – do it now!
Whether summer or winter rainfall areas, or prime lamb or wool production systems, now is a key time to be taking action on low worm-risk paddocks. View the Article
The path to low worm-risk paddocks with worm resistant sheep The path to low worm-risk paddocks with worm resistant sheep
Worm resistant sheep have lower worm egg counts and it makes sense that, when compared with more susceptible sheep, this would result in fewer infective larvae on pasture over time. But how big is this effect? View the Article
RamSelect RamSelect
RamSelect.com.au is an exciting new web based tool that combines the power of Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) with the latest in design and analytics to simplify the process of selecting rams. It can be used for Merino, Terminal, Maternal or Dohne rams. View the Article
Hatching rain foils paddock preparation plans Hatching rain foils paddock preparation plans
Understanding the concept of “hatching rain” is useful if you are preparing low work-risk paddocks. View the Article
Replacement of resistant worms with susceptible worms—can we do it and is it sustainable? Replacement of resistant worms with susceptible worms—can we do it and is it sustainable?
This article by Melissa George, Bovine Dynamics, asks whether a drench-resistant worm population can be replaced by a susceptible one, and describes the research she undertook to investigate this. View the Article
Worm resistance breeding values confirmed Worm resistance breeding values confirmed
A recent analysis shows worm resistance can be bred relatively rapidly with little effect on other important traits. View the Article
Immunity loss at lambing and kidding Immunity loss at lambing and kidding
Immunity loss at lambing/kidding View the Article
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