Dairying in W.A.

Authors

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

Files

Publication Date

1974

Series Number

3883

Abstract

Western Australia has a small dairy industry compared with its other rural production. However, the industry has consolidated over recent years.Tree clearing and pasture development on existing holdings and the amalgamation of small dairy farms has led to a rapid increase in the area of pasture per farm. The trend in Western Australia is towards bigger herds, more efficient dairies, more fodder conservation and increasing production per cow and per hectare. Commercial dairy farming in Western Australia is confined to the south-western corner of the State, south of Perth, extending in a 50-kilometre-wide strip along the coast to 50 kilometres east of Albany. This area has high winter rainfall and dry summers.

Number of Pages

19

ISSN

1833-7242

Keywords

Dairy farming, Farming systems, Soils, Vegetation, Water supply, Irrigation, Diseases, Western Australia

Disciplines

Animal Diseases | Dairy Science | Hydrology | Soil Science

Recommended Citation

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia. (1974), Dairying in W.A.. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Bulletin 3883.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins3/1