Publication Date
1986
DPIRD Collections
Animal production and livestock
Series Number
70
Abstract
Flock owner's excessive use of supplementary feed, especially of hay, lack of knowledge of nutritional requirements of weaners and failure to follow recommended methods of internal parasite control were the main areas of inefficient management. Management of the weaners as observed in the first year, suggested that previous advice by the Department of Agriculture was not well accepted or had not reached some producers.
Number of Pages
33
Keywords
Western Australia, Surveys, Sheep, Feeding, Australian merino
Disciplines
Sheep and Goat Science
Recommended Citation
Norris, R T. (1986), Survey of post-weaning management, growth and mortality of Merino weaners. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Technical Bulletin 70.
