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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Sheep, Dipping, Cost analysis
Disciplines
Agricultural Economics | Entomology | Sheep and Goat Science
First Page Number
41
Last Page Number
43
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
When sheep dipping was compulsory, lice infestations and their control could have been costing the sheep industry in Westrn Australi as much as $8 million a year.
On March 1, 1977 compulsory annual sheep dipping ended.
This raises the question of whether an owner should dip sheep.
Recommended Citation
Wilkinson, F C.
(1977)
"Annual dipping is a costly business,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 18:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol18/iss2/5