18 Dec 01 | ONE OF the most popular Holstein bulls used in this country in recent years has been identified with genetic defects that result in cows aborting before full term and in stillborn calves with mis-shapen backbones and contracted legs and feet T
07 Dec 01 | MOST Victorian dairyfarmers see the world as a study in black and white. But not so the members of the Northern District Jersey Breeders Club who are part of the determined minority whose preference is to milk and breed Jerseys. Commercial
07 Dec 01 | and PETER AUSTIN ALL calves born in Victoria from January 1 will require electronic ear tags before they leave the property of birth. Victoria has consolidated its lead in the adoption of a national livestock identification scheme (NLIS) fo
07 Dec 01 | ERADICATION and destocking are no longer the primary objectives of managing ovine Johne's disease in Victoria. That was the clear message from a special OJD workshop conducted by the Victorian Ovine Johne's Disease Action Group and the Departm
07 Dec 01 | THE VICTORIAN Liberal Party this week refused to budge over its proposed amendments to water down the controversial farm dams legislation, with the impasse threatening to see the bill now set aside until Parliament resumes in the autumn. Liber
07 Dec 01 | A VACCINE for the on-farm management of ovine Johne's disease will be available to Australian sheep producers early next year. It will be costly and remain a tool for infected flocks only. Not only that, the sale of vaccinated sheep will be re
07 Dec 01 | AN AUSTRALIAN seasonal wool price record of 32,000c/kg clean was paid for a bale of 13.1 micron, shed-grown Merino wool at Melbourne last Wednesday. The bale, produced by The Wool Factory, Horsham, sold through Keith Jackson, Jackson of Geelon
07 Dec 01 | A NATIONAL livestock identification scheme for sheep is set to be launched in February. After months of negotiation, the Sheepmeat Council of Australia is confident it has finally achieved the level of support required for the voluntary scheme
07 Dec 01 | On their 3600-hectare property in Ouyen, the Morrish family practises long fallows because they have not found another better way. Amid the debate over the need for long fallows, the Morrishes say they have survived the past 10 mostly dry years becau
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