Category: Animals

New online hub for Australia’s red meat integrity ...

Posted by Small Farms | Dec 13, 2019 | Animals |

Elevating eggs: practical solutions to minimise floor laying

by Small Farms | Dec 12, 2019 | Animals, Farming | 0 |

Eggs laid outside an optimal nesting system pose a major productivity problem for the egg industry, but the issue can be mitigated if a holistic approach is taken to managing a bird’s environment.

Vets urge animal owners to use antimicrobials with care

by Small Farms | Nov 25, 2019 | Animals | 0 |

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is imploring consumers to handle any antimicrobials prescribed to their animals with care, as health authorities around the world contend with the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

African Swine Fever “overwhelms” global animal proteins outlook, but Australian producers set to benefit

by Small Farms | Nov 24, 2019 | Animals | 0 |

Australian beef and sheepmeat prices are set to remain strong in 2020, as African Swine Fever continues to grip the global animal protein sector and pull down overall sectoral growth, according to Rabobank’s just-released Global Animal Protein Outlook 2020.

MLA to focus on transformational change

by Small Farms | Nov 22, 2019 | Animals | 0 |

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) will temporarily waive fees relating to all products and services delivered directly to MLA levy payers from 25 November 2019 until 30 June 2021.

Building the flock focus for SPA in 2020

by Small Farms | Nov 19, 2019 | Animals | 0 |

Sheep Producers Australia has reported on a year of strategic work and outlined its core areas of focus for 2020 at its Annual General Meeting yesterday in Tamworth, NSW.

AT RISK PRODUCERS URGED TO VACCINATE FOLLOWING SECOND CONFIRMED CASE OF ANTHRAX

by Small Farms | Nov 12, 2019 | Animals | 0 |

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services are encouraging farmers in the centre of the state to vaccinate their livestock following confirmation of the second case of anthrax for 2019.

Dunedin company set to prototype world-first sheep facial recognition

by Small Farms | Oct 25, 2019 | Animals, Tech | 0 |

The world’s first sheep facial recognition software – which will eliminate the need for costly electronic identification or ear tagging – will be prototyped this year after the company behind it received funding from New Zealand’s innovation agency, Callaghan Innovation

Better managing animal disease threats

by Small Farms | Oct 18, 2019 | Animals | 0 |

Australia will be better prepared to manage significant animal biosecurity threats, such as African swine fever (ASF), through a new comprehensive online field guide for emergency animal diseases.

Modernising the management of bobby calves

by Small Farms | Oct 18, 2019 | Animals | 0 |

Common dairy sector practices for the management of non-replacement calves are falling out of step with consumer values, and the maintenance of the industry’s social license to operate depends on the realignment of these practices with public expectations.