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Research facility keeps animal diseases in check

CSIRO's $500 million Australian Animal Health Laboratory opened during 1985.

01 June 2005

Livestock viruses under watch

CSIRO is developing new methods for detecting insect-borne livestock diseases soon after they enter northern

01 June 2005

Alpacas find role as sheep guards

Alpacas are the latest tactic being employed in tackling the fox and wild dog problem on Australian Farms.

01 May 2005

Feed to meet the need and lift sheep production

A ewe's feed must meet her needs to maintain optimum production, especially for breeding.

01 May 2005

Keep watch to detect eye diseases early

Pinkeye affects cattle during summer and autumn, so it pays to check cattle for symptoms so they can

01 March 2005

Ryegrass trial achieves highest ever liveweight gains

Perennial ryegrass produced 319 kilograms more liveweight per hectare than short rotation ryegrass pastures

01 February 2005

European genetics earn $140 more per head

Beef cattle trials across southern Australia aim to find the best combination of genetics and growth

01 January 2005

Exploit interaction of traits for more meat

This article shows genetics are the key to improving meat traits in Merino sheep.

01 January 2005

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

Research Report: Mobile Phones (December 2025)

With the closure of Telstra’s 3G network, Kondinin Group engineers Josh Giumelli and Ben White put several popular 4G phones to the test to see how they stacked up. Our standard test protocol applied over the past two decades was maintained as each handset was measured by the maximum distance a two-way call could be made from a phone tower.

Research Report: Side-by-side Vehicles (November 2025)

Kondinin Group’s research team dives into the side-by-side market for this report, looking at popular diesel models, a few petrol versions and a couple of electric vehicles.

Research Report: Farming Inputs (October 2025)

Inputs are unavoidable in any farming system. This Research Report focuses on several key farming inputs with a view to maximising outputs, production and profit.

Research Report: Self-Propelled Sprayer Testing (September 2025)

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have rounded up five of the latest self-propelled sprayers to cast a discerning eye over them for this month’s Research Report. The sprayers were run over our regular test track and thoroughly inspected to see what makes these million-dollar machines tick.

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