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Facial Eczema (FE). Farmer Information. Part 19. (Sheep). Breeding. Buying FE resistant rams.

Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal health, disease, Facial Eczema, prevention, breeding, genetics, FE resistant rams, buying rams, advice, recommendations By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 19. Facial Eczema: (Sheep).  Breeding. Buying FE resistant rams. Ram Buyers Buying FE … Read more

Facial Eczema (FE). Farmer Information. Part 15. (Sheep & beef cattle). Grazing management.

Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal health, disease, Facial Eczema, zinc, sheep and beef cattle, grazing management, advice, recommendations By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 15. Facial Eczema: (Sheep and beef cattle). Grazing management. Safer Pastures Safer Grazing Summing … Read more

Breeding sheep to eliminate dags and worms. 2.

By Dr Clive Dalton PART 2 Dag-Free & Worm-Free sheep – where to start?Commercial sheep farmers have two options if they want to get rid or drastically reduce dags and worms: Option1. Buy in the genetics (as rams) needed from established ‘stud breeders’.Option 2. Start a breeding programme in their own flock, which includes breeding their own … Read more

Facial Eczema (FE). Farmer Information. Part 3. (Dairy Cattle). Management.

Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal heath, disease, Facial Eczema, Dairy cattle, management, advice, recommendations By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 3. (Dairy Cattle). Management. Disclaimer This material is provided in good faith for information purposes only, and the … Read more

Leeks – their Growing and Showing.

Growing and Showing Leeks. – A traditional Northumbrian art and science. By Clive Dalton and Tony Wright Prize pot leeks exhibited by ‘Tom Tom’ Thompson, Bellingham Leek Show, 2009 In the early 1900s and up to the end of the 1939-45 war, ‘Geordies’ in the North East of England who hewed coal, made guns for … Read more