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Far West NSW graziers who went from drought to flooding rains begin clean-up and search for stock

A collective sigh of relief was heard as rain fell on the people and properties of Far West…
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/376844/ Far West NSW graziers who went from drought to flooding rains begin clean-up and search for stock #AgricultureCosts #BuyingAndSellingLivestock #Éire #Environment #ExtremeWeather #FarWestNswRain #Flooding #Graziers #IE #InfrastructureDamage #Ireland #LivestockLoss #LivestockWelfare #rainfall #Science

The 'skeleton in the farmyard closet': New methods and technologies aim to eliminate pain from livestock procedures Some wool growers are investing in pain-free methods for mulesing, docking and castrating their lambs. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/new-methods-for-pain-free-mulesing-docking-castration-in-lambs/12875426 #ScienceandTechnology #VeterinaryMedicine #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Livestock #Rural

Long voyage home: This stockman spent months crisscrossing the globe trying to return from a job When you board a live export ship in the middle of a global pandemic there are no guarantees when or how you will make it home. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-13/live-export-stockmen-going-on-long-uncertain-voyages/12857236 #LivestockWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #COVID-19 #Rural #Trade

Old live export rules stay afloat for now as 'enormous change' to industry delayed The live export industry says it's won a six-month "audition period" days before the implementation of new laws that would significantly reduce stocking densities. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-27/live-exporters-win-reprieve-on-new-stocking-densities/12817910 #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare

'Really nasty' brush turkeys violently trying to breed with backyard chooks Native brush turkeys are attacking and forcefully trying to mate with domestic hens and there is very little that can be done to stop them. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-12/brush-turkeys-attacking-backyard-chickens/12747364 #LivestockWelfare #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalScience

Central Victorian health authority rolls out saliva COVID-19 testing Workers at Hazeldene's Chicken Farm in Lockwood will start having saliva tests for COVID-19 from next week as health authorities attempt to quash the virus from regional Victoria. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-09/bendigo-health-authority-rolls-out-saliva-covid-19-testing/12747126 #LivestockWelfare #Livestock #COVID-19

Country-of-origin labelling could help lift welfare standards for pigs, activists say An animal welfare group says if consumers can see where imported ham and bacon comes from they can choose pork from countries with higher welfare standards. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-02/country-of-origin-labelling-for-pork-change-to-improve-welfare/12716354 #AgriculturalMarketing #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPrices #LivestockWelfare #PigProduction #Grocery #Trade

Click go the shears for 70 years: Why this 86-year-old has no plans to swap his clippers for slippers Colin McGillivray has been shearing sheep since the 1940s but he's "never had a sore back" and has no intention of giving up his passion in life. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/echucas-colin-mcgillivray-86-has-been-shearing-for-70-years/12716716 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Agriculture #People #Wool

Inside Australia's biggest cattle feedlot — where pens are full despite industry challenges One thousand tonnes of cattle ration is milled each day to feed 78,000 head at Australia's biggest feedlot. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/australias-biggest-feedlot-defying-drought/12713062 #LivestockWelfare #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Drought #Trade

Feral buffaloes destroying native habitat as an application to muster herd delayed for two years Indigenous rangers say the land is at a "breaking point" as they wait for more than two years for the Northern Land Council to approve mustering thousands of wild bovines trampling waterways and habitats for crocodiles and long-neck turtles. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-30/wild-buffalo-destroying-arnhem-land-floodplains-hunting-ground/12713966 #IndigenousCulture #LivestockWelfare

Helicopters, wildlife trackers deployed to save missing dog hundreds of kilometres from home Brown the maremma has been on the run since April, and her breeder is sparing no expense in her efforts to rescue the livestock guardian. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-29/helicopters-wildlife-trackers-deployed-save-missing-maremma-dog/12703524 #LivestockWelfare #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #Offbeat

Young blood help tackle national shearer shortage Shearing is a tough job, but many young Victorians are travelling from far and wide to learn the skill, with record numbers attending shearing and wool-handling classes this year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-28/national-shearer-shortage-young-victorians-learn-the-art/12710116 #AgriculturalCrops #LivestockWelfare #FarmLabour #RuralYouth #Wool

Buttons the paralysed calf takes to her custom wheelchair at a canter Buttons the 7-week-old calf has been saved from "crossing the rainbow bridge" thanks to her adoptive owners' ingenious contraption getting her on her feet. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-17/buttons-the-paralysed-calf-takes-to-her-custom-wheelchair/12673604 #AnimalsandNature #LivestockWelfare #AnimalBehaviour #Livestock #Animals #Rural

742km, $37.5m and hopes of priceless peace of mind as dog fence extension gets underway Work to extend a predator-proof fence along NSW's borders with Queensland and SA has begun, and for many farmers it's a welcome relief in more ways than one. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/nsw-37m-dog-fence-extension-underway/12660420 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #PestManagement #BeefCattle #Livestock #Pests

Here's what we know about the live export ship capsized off Japan and the search for survivors Japanese authorities have rescued two people and found a third a person floating face down in waters off south-western Japan, where a live export ship is feared to have sunk in the East China Sea. Here is what we know so far. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-05/missing-ship-gulf-livestock-1-japan-what-we-know-so-far/12629082 #DisastersandAccidents #LivestockWelfare #BeefCattle #Accidents

'In this day and age no pet should die of tick paralysis': Warning to pet owners as tick season returns It is the perfect time of year to be out and about in Queensland: blue sunny skies, warm days — but lurking in the shadows for pet owners is the risk of paralysis ticks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/paralysis-tick-season-starting-early/12617442 #Invertebrates-InsectsandArachnids #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #VaccinesandImmunity #VeterinaryMedicine #LivestockWelfare #Death

Japan's Coast Guard believes live export ship with 43 crew may have sunk Japan's Coast Guard believes a ship carrying 43 people including two Australians, may have capsized and sunk, after speaking a rescued crewman. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/japan-coast-guard-believe-export-ship-with-43-crew-may-have-sunk/12627014 #DisastersandAccidents #LivestockWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Accidents #Maritime #Weather

Privacy and tough love, boosting survival rates for spring lambs Farmers learn that there are a lot of dos and don'ts of rearing lambs, from privacy during birth to a bit of tough love. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-03/lamb-survival-practices-being-developed-for-farmers/12623922 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Livestock #Rural

Two Australians on board live export ship missing in typhoon A live export ship carrying 5,800 head of cattle and 43 crew members, including two Australians, is missing in waters off southwestern Japan after sending a distress call during Typhoon Maysak. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/missing-live-export-ship-43-crew-typhoon-coastguard/12624472 #LivestockWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Weather

Victorian poultry banned by overseas markets, 400,000 birds euthanased At least eight countries have banned Victorian poultry products. Some of the 400,000 animals euthanased due to the state's bird flu outbreak include 2,000 baby emus. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/overseas-markets-ban-victorian-poultry-bird-flu/12606420 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #Quarantine-ControlMethods #PoultryandEggProduction #Quarantine-Agricultural #VeterinaryMedicine #LivestockWelfare #Trade

Emus, 40,000 chickens to be culled as Victoria battles multiple bird flu outbreaks Three different strains of bird flu have hit six farms in Victoria, including an ASX-listed company that looks set to lose a third of its flock. Emus, along with chickens and turkeys, will have to be euthanased. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-27/emus-and-chickens-being-culled-as-bird-flu-in-victoria-worsens/12601422 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #PoultryandEggProduction #LivestockWelfare #Rural

Vegan activist ordered to pay compensation for stealing piglets from Queensland piggery A vegan animal activist, who said she stole several piglets after being confronted with "putrid" conditions at a Queensland piggery, is ordered to pay compensation and undertake community service. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-27/vegan-activist-lauren-mcgeachin-piggery-theft/12600694 #Law,CrimeandJustice #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #AnimalWelfare #Livestock

Change to midweek Cowra lamb sales divides farming community A New South Wales community famous for its lamb has found itself stuck in a debate over which day of the week the livestock sales should be held. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-20/cowra-lamb-sale-day-divides-community/12577126 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Regional

'Thought she was joking': Farmers told to put sheep, hay on planes to 'avoid' border restrictions Forget snakes on a plane, border residents have been told they should stash hay bales, sheep and beekeeping equipment on aircraft to overcome coronavirus restrictions. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-20/farmers-told-to-fly-livestock-to-avoid-covid-19-restrictions/12574610 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #FarmLabour #Beekeeping #Livestock #Rural

Victorian agriculture workers can now cross into NSW without quarantining Farmers, contractors and those employed in the agriculture sector can now cross from Victoria into New South Wales without quarantining in Sydney for two weeks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-18/victorian-agriculture-workers-can-cross-into-nsw-coronavirus/12558944 #AgriculturalCrops #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #DairyProduction #Horticulture #RuralWomen #BeefCattle #FruitCrops #Livestock #COVID-19

Metal fabricators prepare to fill their own copper stills with Tasmanian whisky A Tasmanian business that manufactures tanks for wine, whisky and milk, now plans to fill them with its own spirit. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-17/westbury-metal-fabricators-turn-to-whisky-production/12546040 #LivestockWelfare #FoodandBeverage #Manufacturing #Copper #Grain

Live export probe triggered by new 'distressing' inhumane slaughter footage from Indonesia New "distressing" images have not been made public, but allegedly show Australian cattle restrained with ropes and having their throats cut without prior stunning in export-approved Indonesian abattoirs. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-11/live-export-investigation-into-inhumane-indonesian-slaughter/12545460 #Law,CrimeandJustice #LivestockWelfare #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rural

Live export probe triggered by new 'distressing' inhumane slaughter footage from Indonesia New "distressing" images have not been made public, but allegedly show Australian cattle restrained with ropes and having their throats cut without prior stunning in export-approved Indonesian abattoirs. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-11/live-export-investigation-into-inhumane-indonesian-slaughter/12545460 #Law,CrimeandJustice #LivestockWelfare #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rural

Animal Justice Party tells wool industry to adapt or move on, as calls to ban mulesing reignite The practice of mulesing sheep could be banned in NSW by next year, if the Animal Justice Party gets its desired outcome from a New South Wales Upper House inquiry next month. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-30/mulesing-ban-attempt-by-nsw-animal-justice-party/12503440 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #AnimalWelfare #Livestock #Animals #Rural #Wool

Animal Justice Party tells wool industry to adapt or move on, as calls to ban mulesing reignite The practice of mulesing sheep could be banned in NSW by next year, if the Animal Justice Party gets its desired outcome from a New South Wales Upper House inquiry next month. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-30/mulesing-debate-flares-up-again/12503440 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #AnimalWelfare #Livestock #Animals #Rural #Wool