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… you some guidelines, but NEVER interpret FECs in isolation, ensure you also have the following information:  … Animals  Feed Age and management mob (e.g. 'Main line' ewes versus 'B flock' ewes). How the animals are looking. How well grown … they may face. For example lambing, weaning (lambs), other diseases (e.g. BVD, Johne's disease, respiratory disease).  Feed quantity. Feed quality. Likely level of worm contamination –  feed grazed now and feed they’re going onto. Time of year can be …

… either natural or synthetic hormones sold for the purpose of increasing muscle tone, growth rate, weight gain or feed efficiency of animals. … The use of HGPs is not permitted in sheep in New Zealand and fewer than 1% of New Zealand …

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 …

Thistle Biocontrol Ute Guide …