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- News… Research investigates use of sensors for early disease detection in sheep …
- News… New Zealand sheep and beef sector very encouraged by sequestration announcement …
- News… Sheep farmers urged to plan following likely unavailability of drench capsules …
- News… A thriving sheep and beef sector matters to all New Zealanders …
- News… Climate Change Commission’s draft advice vindicates sheep and beef sector’s demands …
- News… Discussion paper outlines carbon farming threat to sheep and beef sector …
- News… Lower on-farm inflation good news for sheep and beef farmers …
- VideoAgInnovation 2021: Use of Wiltshires to reduce farm costs – Prof Steve Morris, Massey University …
- … that animal welfare is increasingly important, we invest farmer levies in a range of activities that continue to ensure sheep and beef cattle farming in New Zealand has a reputation for animal welfare to be proud of. Our activities Research … animal welfare. Provision of technical policy advice and industry representation As the levy-funded representatives of sheep and beef farmers, B+LNZ employs technical staff with skills and experience who are able to represent the sector in wider discussions with regulators and other stakeholders about sheep and beef cattle welfare. In engaging in welfare policy issues, B+LNZ representatives are guided by the following …
- Page… conditions. Know your foe From a mouthful of larvae to egg-laying adults Adult roundworms live inside the gut of your sheep and cattle. They enter as L3 larvae, mature through a final larval stage (L4), become adults and get mating. Females … Female Cooperia oncophora releasing eggs: Photo C. Sauermann From eggs in poo to the next round of larvae The time from when eggs are laid by the female worm, to when they pass out in dung, can be as long as a few days. The majority will pass out within 24–48 hours. Poo is a good egg incubator – providing moisture and warmth. Eggs also require oxygen to hatch. Conditions that quickly …