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Flystrike and control practices: 2003 and 2011
Results from a national survey on the control of sheep parasites in Australia Click here to read this article »
It takes planning to stop mulesing
Should you stop ‘cold turkey’ or a little at a time? A more successful approach is to develop a breeding and management plan. It’ll include your criteria for culling sheep, selecting rams, managing dags, tail length, chemical treatments and timing of crutching and shearing. Click here to read this article »
Lambmarking check for breech strike susceptibility
A quick and easy way to assess breech strike susceptibility of lambs. Click here to read this article »
Dogs sniff out flystrike-resistant sheep
Sniffer dogs are being used to identify sheep that are inherently more resistant to flystrike, regardless of how plain or wrinkly they are. This will be used to identify how resistant sheep differ from susceptible sheep. Click here to read this article »
Optimise your fly treatments
Flystrike prevention treatments are expensive and labour intensive, so getting the biggest bang for your buck makes sense. The time they are applied makes a big difference to their overall impact. The FlyBoss Optimise treatment tool can find the best application time in your area. Click here to read this article »
Sheep ked, nasal bots, itch mite and sheep scab
Four parasites that are either suppressed by other management, nearly gone, or eradicated from Australia; making sheep production easier and more profitable. Click here to read this article »
Is it better to treat for flystrike on the same date every year, or to wait and see?
Is it better to treat for flystrike on the same date every year, or to wait and see? There is no best answer, but there are a few rules you can use. Click here to read this article »
Breech strike practice change
The marketability of Australian wool will be dependent on progress made toward a breech strike resistant national flock. Click here to read this article »
Getting the most from your fly treatment
Timing of animal husbandry practices and treatments have a major impact on the flystrike risk, but weighing up the impact from each and the best time to do them can be a daunting task. However, FlyBoss Tools make the job fast and easy. Click here to read this article »
“Prepared” sale rams—how can you assess their flystrike-resistance?
There are many studs whose ram sale team are prepared to look their best on sale day. Unfortunately, that preparation can hide a ram’s susceptibility to flystrike. Click here to read this article »
Does tail docking method influence breech flystrike in later life?
There are several common methods for tail-docking lambs in Australia. Have you ever wondered whether your chosen tail-docking method has an effect on the breech flystrike rate in your flock later on? Click here to read this article »
Will your fly protection run out too soon?
Autumn is here, but it is still warm enough for flystrike. Will your sheep get to the cooler weather before your fly protection runs out? The FlyBoss Optimise Treatment Tool can help you choose the most cost-effective application time for treatments. Click here to read this article »
AWI Technical Update on Breech Flystrike Prevention
AWI's National Wool Research and Development (R&D) Technical Update on Breech Flystrike Prevention presented the latest information on breeding, management, breech modification and marketing in 2016. Click here to read this article »
Covert strikes–the hidden danger
Graziers often see strikes during mustering or yarding sheep because these strikes, ‘Overt Strikes’, are conspicuous enough to be seen. Covert strikes on the other hand, are not conspicuous and are detected only by detailed inspection of individual sheep. Click here to read this article »
Poisoning carcasses targets wrong blowflies
When a carcass is seen teeming with blowfly maggots, it seems logical that poisoning them should decrease flystrike risk. However, this is rarely the case. Click here to read this article »
Are organophosphate flystrike dressings effective?
Resistance is widespread to these chemicals, so why are they still used? Click here to read this article »
New CLiK™ Extra ideal for strategic fly control
The seasonal nature of fly activity provides unique opportunities for strategic control that can significantly reduce fly pressure and reduce the risk of flystrike. Treating sheep early in the season with an effective and long lasting chemical removes the host environment required for the flies to reproduce and prevents fly numbers from building up. Click here to read this article »
Flystrike Assist app
The Flystrike Assist app, by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in Western Australia, has been updated just in time for what is shaping up to be a busy flystrike season. Click here to read this article »