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In this issue:
*WormFaxNSW
*Immunocompetence*Staggering levels of drench resistance
*’Australian CliMate®’ and other apps
*SheepConnectNSW has issued its first e-news
*Seafood for sheep (Hopkins)
*Lamb survival (Refshauge)
*CSIRO sells Arding research station at Armidale for $2.95 million *Superman battles Parasite
WormFaxNSW
The latest issue (August) is now online:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/resources/periodicals/newsletters/wormfax
Immunocompetence
Dr Brad Hine (CSIRO) presented an interesting talk on immunocomptence at the recent Phenomics Conference.
He kindly agreed to including it here. See attached.
Note from Brad Hine: The main caveat I would like to add is that we are not suggesting that we should stop selecting animals for resistance to specific diseases which are of particular economic importance to industry but rather just to say that there is a potential risk that selecting for resistance to one disease could inadvertently increase susceptibility to another. By selecting for specific diseases in conjunction with selecting for general immune responsiveness we aim to reduce that risk. Thanks Steve
As to resistance and resilience with respect to worms in sheep, see here:
http://www.wormboss.com.au/programs/tablelands-slopes/breeding-wormresistant-sheep.php
‘Staggering’ levels of drench resistance
In case you missed it, see here:
Now we have Startect® as another option in the mix.
And remember: resistance to a particular active may be very common, but it could still be an option on your place. But, you have to test – http://www.wormboss.com.au/tests-tools.php – otherwise you are flying in the dark and potentially missing out on good options – or colliding with some bad ones.
Australian CliMate app – for iOS and web
See here: http://www.australianclimate.net.au/ (Thanks, LK).
More Apps
http://australia.gov.au/services/apps-services
And see more on apps in SheepConnectNSW section, below.
SheepConnectNSW
SheepConnectNSW has issued its first e-news.
Subscribe here: http://www.sheepconnectnsw.com.au/subscribe . You can get the news by email, or via Twitter. Or, visit SheepConnectNSW on the web: http://www.sheepconnectnsw.com.au/ .
Some items from the current news:
Sheep and wool apps: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/d8262befda5125340f6c51851/files/SCT_2014_2_Aug_p4_5.pdf
Seafood for sheep: http://sheepconnectnsw.com.au/files/blogs/000184/Supplementing%20Lambs%20with%20Algae.pdf (Dr David Hopkins)
Lamb survival: http://sheepconnectnsw.com.au/files/blogs/000187/Sheep%20Connect_lamb%20survival_Sep%202014%20_1_%20_5_x.pdf (Dr Gordon Refshauge)
CSIRO sells Arding research station at Armidale for $2.95 million
The following contains some interesting history regarding CSIRO.
“Arding, which has been occupied by the CSIRO since 1947 in New England grazing country has been sold for $2.95 million.
CSIRO’s long-held Arding research station is a 325 hectare (803-acre) Armidale property. The property sold under the hammer to Annette and John Cassidy of Merilba, Kingstown.
It was one of two portions of the pioneering White family’s Saumarez Station acquired by the federal government in 1947 for use by the fledgling Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (later CSIRO).
Arding and the other property, Chiswick, were initially used by the plant industry division for soil and pasture research, but The Land’s veteran rural reporter Peter Austin noted since 1960 the focus of both sites has swung to animal, especially sheep, research dealing with breeding technology, internal parasites, nutrition, husbandry practices and information systems.
The 24 paddock Arding was listed to free-up funds for re-investment as part of CSIRO’s contribution to the University of New England’s Integrated Agricultural Education Project, involving five separate capital works projects across the university’s Armidale and Tamworth campuses.
It was listed through Geoff Leedman of Landmark Armidale with price expectations in the $6,000 a hectare ($2,400 per acre) or higher for the property situated 13 kilometres south of Armidale fronting the New England Highway.
Saumarez Station (pictured below), which is located about five kilometres south of Armidale, was one of the earliest grazing runs established on the New England tablelands during the 1830s.
Henry Dumaresq, a former army officer and brother-in-law of Governor Ralph Darling” (did they have nepotism in those days? J ) “claimed a squatting station on the New England tablelands, naming it Samaurez in memory of his family connections with the Seigneur de Sausmarez in the Channel Isles.
In 1857 the licensed pastoral run was sold to Henry Arding Thomas who sold Saumarez in 1874 for £40,000 and moved to Camden west of Sydney.
The property’s new 1874 owner was Francis White.
When Elsie While(sic) (White?) died in 1981 at the age of ninety-seven, the homestead was gifted to the National Trust as an eduring example of a late-nineteenth century Australian pastoral station.
The remaining 3,000 acres surrounding Saumarez homestead is still run by the descendants of FJ White.”
Does Windows 8 suck?
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Selfie sticks – the latest thing
http://tinyurl.com/selfiesticks
Regards,
SL
Hine B.LivestockPhenomicsConferenceSept2014 Immunocompetence.pdf
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