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  • Photo by Markus Winkler

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - August 2020

    Aug. 25, 2020 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    The recent rains in many districts have been welcome, but there won’t be much change in the parasite situation since the last mon

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  • Photo by JW DANG

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - July 2020

    July 24, 2020 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    As with the comments last month, the continuing dry conditions and patchy rainfall don’t mean that worms are not a risk at this t

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  • Photo by Jar Nech

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - May 2020

    May 27, 2020 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    It’s the merry month of May, and lambs are hitting the ground in droves! Unfortunately, worms seem to know that, and are getting

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  • Photo by Vito Natale

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - January 2020

    Jan. 29, 2020 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    Mid-summer is the easiest time for parasite control, as dry and hot conditions mean that worms and blowflies are on holiday, as a

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  • Photo by Yaopey Yong

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - November 2019

    Nov. 28, 2019 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    Worms are on the slide across the state, and with harvest in full swing, many sheep will be moving onto crop stubbles. That will

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  • Photo by Zoë Gayah Jonker

    Students gain insight into ram health and reproduction

    Nov. 6, 2019 www.murdoch.edu.au

    Murdoch University animal and vet science students were given a masterclass in improving ram breeding efficiency at a special workshop that was organised and supported by industry. RAMping Up Repro, an industry workshop developed by Zoetis and Aus...

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  • Photo by James Ahlberg

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - October 2019

    Oct. 28, 2019 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    A dry season is drawing to a close, but the worm-risk is very variable across the state. Dry pastures and hot weather means littl

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  • Photo by Bernard Hermant

    WANTED – AWI calls for future breeding industry leaders

    Oct. 10, 2019 www.wool.com


    Thursday, 10 October 2019
    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is putting the call out to the future breeding leaders of the wool industry to nominate for AWI’s biennial Breeding Leadership course.
    Desi

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  • Photo by Pascal Bernardon

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - September 2019

    Sept. 26, 2019 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    Recent dry conditions haven’t helped pasture growth, but worms will be active for some time yet.
    Provided that there is some gree

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  • Photo by Free Steph

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - August 2019

    Aug. 27, 2019 www.paraboss.com.au


    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    With winter behind us, spring will bring maximum pasture growth, but unfortunately, it’s also the best time of the year for paras

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  • Photo by Meriç Dağlı

    ParaBoss WA Outlook - June 2019

    July 17, 2019, posted by ParaBoss, www.paraboss.com.au

    Outlook for Western Australia
    At last, some rain across much of the agricultural region of the state, but it’s a cautious “break” for most, and not even that in some areas.
    As mentioned last month, sheep (and goat) worms will have started devel...

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  • Photo by Caspian Dahlström

    Flock to the Baggy Green hits a ton

    Jan. 10, 2018 www.wool.com


    Thursday, 25 January 2018
    The project that combines our national game with our natural fibre has started by scoring strongly with over 100 donations of Australian wool from generous woolgrowers from

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  • Photo by John Ruddock

    WoolPoll Panel formed to help run WoolPoll 2018

    Jan. 10, 2018 www.wool.com


    Tuesday, 30 January 2018

     
    Every three years, Australian woolgrowers set the future funding level of their wool research, development and marketing body through WoolPoll.
    Federal government regulati

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  • Photo by Anders Jacobsen

    2017/18 International Woolmark Prize winners announced

    Jan. 15, 2018 www.woolmark.com

    Matthew Miller, Bodice and DYNE have won the 2017/2018 International Woolmark Prize at a special event during Pitti Uomo in Florence.

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  • Photo by Shikha Saboo

    Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - December 2017

    Dec. 29, 2017 www.paraboss.com.au

    Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
    WA state
    With harvest complete on most properties, it’s time to think about Christmas holidays—but not before sheep worm control

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  • Photo by Dominique Knobben

    Woolgrowers called upon to Flock to Baggy Green

    Dec. 1, 2017 www.wool.com


    Friday, 01 December 2017
    Australia's wool industry is showing its love for Australian cricket as part of Flock to Baggy Green, a joint initiative between The Woolmark Company, Kookaburra, and Cricket

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  • Photo by Hartai Klaudia

    Updated flystrike publications show research and development progress

    Nov. 10, 2017 www.wool.com


    Friday, 24 November 2017
    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has recently released the updated Managing Breech Flystrike Manual, AWI Breech Flystrike RD&E Program - Improving Lifetime Welfare Presentati

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  • Photo by Puneeth Shetty

    Wool's bright future highlighted at the AWI AGM

    Nov. 10, 2017 www.wool.com

    Friday, 17 November 2017
    A year of strong progress across research, development and marketing has been reported on at the Annual General Meeting of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI).
    International mar

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  • Photo by Jonathan Borba

    Lifetime Ewe Management: new developments for Australia's most popular sheep course

    Nov. 10, 2017 www.wool.com


    Friday, 10 November 2017
    A new online hub, new website and the launch of the new android App highlight the latest opportunities for the popular Lifetime Ewe Management course (LTEM). Managed by Rural

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  • Photo by Michael Chambers

    The Woolmark Company unveils The Wool Lab Autumn/Winter 2018/19 at Pitti Filati

    June 29, 2017 www.woolmark.com

    The Wool Lab Sport and Denim return this season, as part of The Wool Lab Autumn/Winter 2018/19.

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  • Photo by Maxim Shklyaev

    The Broader View – June 2017

    June 20, 2017 www.wool.com

    This publication is for non-Merino woolgrowers. Articles in this edition include: Wool Week in Australia; Campaign for Wool UK; Godfrey Hirst carpets; Market intelligence; Aumore bedding (Australia); Meriqueen bedding (Korea); On-farm tools for wo...

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  • Photo by Rohit Tandon

    Wool Exchange Portal build to begin

    June 20, 2017 www.wool.com

    Wednesday, 07 June 2017
    The AWI Wool Exchange Portal working group (WEP-WG) has endorsed the construction and implementation of a digital wool exchange platform for the longer-term benefit of the Aus

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  • Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann

    Innovative minds rewarded in Tech eChallenge

    June 20, 2017 www.wool.com

    Monday, 19 June 2017
    Practical technology-based products seeking immediate field trials and ground-breaking technology concepts are among the winners of the inaugual 2017 Tech eChallenge Wool Innovat

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  • Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen

    Beyond the Bale - Issue 71 (June 2017)

    June 20, 2017 www.wool.com

    Articles in this edition include: Merino Lifetime Productivity project update; Investing in the future in WA’s southern wheatbelt; Trends in wool quality discounts; Retailers back Wool Week in Australia; ORTOVOX showcases its Merino wool suppliers...

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  • Photo by Christopher Moreno-Stokoe

    Woolmark Gold SS18

    June 10, 2017 www.woolmark.com

    Three Chinese luxury tailors united to celebrate the finest Merino wool cloth as part of the Woolmark Gold Spring/Summer 2018 collection launch.

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  • Photo by Gaetan Detournay

    Beyond the Bale magazine

    June 14, 2017 www.woolmark.com

    Beyond the Bale is The Woolmark Company’s quarterly magazine that communicates company initiatives to stakeholders across the wool pipeline.

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TSB is funded by Australian Wool Innovation, and is part of a nationwide network of wool and sheep growers. We provide up to date and timely information to farmers to assist with maximising the efficiency of the enterprise.

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