Australian sheep farming starkly differs from Wisconsin practice
Australian visitors described vast flocks managed by single shepherds with contracted crews for shearing and care. They noted high wool value, live meat exports, and $1 per kilogram carcass prices. Researchers pursue dry-spell feeding using alkalage from chopped wheat straw treated with urea and minerals.
Feeding straw in sheep study shown in Sydney slide
Dr. Kellaway demonstrates how alkali treated straw can double intake and maintain weight in sheep until rain returns, contrasting it with untreated chopped straw. He cites University of Sydney work on ram reproductive potential, lambing timing via injections, and post birth lamb losses from birth trauma linked to pelvis size. notes vaginal sponge originator, costly in Australia.
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Florida uses paraquat on 80 acre Florida marijuana field
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