New UWA paper looks at which sheep odours attract blowflies in a step towards resistance breeding.
On the nose: University of Western Australia’s Graeme Martin has supervised a study looking into which odours from Merino wool attract blowflies. Photo courtesy Graeme Martin.
Rather than treating sheep for flystrike, or conducting preventative methods such a mulesing, an Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)-funded PhD study has taken the approach of looking at what odours from...
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With drones becoming more prevalent in Australian agricultural operations, this month’s Research Report looks at the latest drone technology and applications for both broadacre farming and livestock enterprises.
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Kondinin Group researchers Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have inspected some of the latest high-horsepower, articulated, fixed-frame and twin-tracked tractors for this month's Research Report. It's all about getting power to the ground.
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