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The aim of this study was to provide an understanding of introducing refugia into a lamb finishing operation that had a triple drench resistance issue. Refugia, introduced through lambs with susceptible parasites, was compared to the more conventional practice of quarantine drenching. … Background Resistance of parasites, or worms, to all classes of drench is a major concern in New Zealand farming systems. Intensive finishing and hogget grazing systems are at high risk of developing triple …

Does rotational grazing help reduce the number of worms on pasture? Does grazing sheep and cattle together help manage worms? How long do I need to wait for worm larvae numbers to drop before grazing a paddock again? You’ll find the answers in this section! Techniques that can be used to reduce worm challenge to susceptible stock include: Grazing only the top 1/3 of the pasture with your vulnerable young stock. Using adult stock and other species of stock to clean up behind youngsters and …

… around the eye.  This is much more accurate than trying to determine gum colour! FAMACHA is an ideal diagnostic tool for small sheep mobs where there is enough labour to individually inspect each animal By using FAMACHA, you can … year.  Download FAMACHA Eye Anemia System guide (PDF, 178KB). Post mortems/total worm counts  Post-mortems are a useful tool to determine the role of parasites in cases of poor body condition and performance of adult stock, especially ewes. …

Biodiversity refers to the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat. As a general rule - the more diversity, the healthier that environment. … Why is biodiversity important on farm? Biodiversity is a win-win – for you as a farmer and for your property’s ecosystem. Your production platform will produce more if your pasture is healthy, earthworms are active and insects and bees are busy. Most activities that promote biodiversity have other positive spin offs. For instance, …

A B+LNZ Hub Farm is a small group learning initiative introduced into the extension programme as part of B+LNZ’s refreshed strategy. It follows a single farm business’s change journey over 2–3 years providing a venue for sharing learnings, and creating awareness of challenges and opportunities.  … What is a Hub Farm?  Hub farms follow a farm business journey helping the wider community of farmers to see change in real time, understand regional challenges and opportunities and implications in a …

Dung – particularly in water – is bad news. Faecal bacteria and pathogens can cause disease in people. Faecal contamination is monitored using E. coli (Escherichia coli) as an “indicator” organism. E. coli is a type of bacteria commonly found in the guts of warm-blooded mammals (including people) and birds. … Where does excess E. coli in our waterways come from? Common sources of E. coli bacteria include untreated human wastewater discharges, storm water run-off and animal waste. Faecal …

… was sought across all these aspects. Overall, we still have significant concerns about using farm plans as a compliance tool. While the content in the discussion document generally aligns with many of B+LNZ’s positions and advocacy work aimed …

… This is an interactive tool that lets you analyse New Zealand’s meat exports: by meat type by destination (region or country) by season by …

… This is an interactive tool that lets you analyse New Zealand’s meat exports: by meat type by destination (region or country) by season by …

At Beef + Lamb New Zealand, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy sets out how we may collect, use, disclose and manage your personal information when you use this website. We respect your privacy and take steps to comply with the Privacy Act 2020. … Collection of your personal information During the course of dealing with you, we may collect basic personal information about you, such as your name, address and contact details. We may also collect other specific information from …