Using Bioclip' to Manage the Impact of Grass Seed Contamination on Lamb Production

Jane Mason; Karl Behrendt; Edwina Toohey; Ashley White

Using Bioclip' to Manage the Impact of Grass Seed Contamination on Lamb Production

Jane Mason, Karl Behrendt, Edwina Toohey, Ashley White

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Previous research has shown that the seed shed by many common grasses in the Central West, have a substantial negative effect on lamb health and production (Campbell et al. 1972). Previous work has displayed the benefits of shearing to reduce wool length prior to the main period of grass seed pickup (Campbell et al. 1972, Warr & Thompson, 1976). To date no research has examined the effect of using the Bioclip' method of wool harvesting to reduce grass seed contamination in weaner sheep. This paper reports on a trial which compared the biological effectiveness of the Bioclip' method to conventional shearing and not shearing in reducing the impact of grass seed contamination on wool and meat production in weaners.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Coping with a changing environment
Subtitle of host publication	environmental, technological, social and economic
Editors	S. Hatcher, J.S. Richards
Place of Publication	Orange
Publisher	NSW Department of Primary Industries
Pages	237-238
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780734719324
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	NSW DPI Sheep and Beef Conference - Orange, Australia Duration: 02 Sept 2008 → 04 Sept 2008

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Conference	NSW DPI Sheep and Beef Conference
Country/Territory	Australia
Period	02/09/08 → 04/09/08

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Using Bioclip' to Manage the Impact of Grass Seed Contamination on Lamb Production. / Mason, Jane; Behrendt, Karl; Toohey, Edwina et al.

Coping with a changing environment: environmental, technological, social and economic. ed. / S. Hatcher; J.S. Richards. Orange : NSW Department of Primary Industries, 2008. p. 237-238.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

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