Links

The 8x5 Wool Profit Program is supported by:

www.wool.com.au - Australian wool innovations
www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au - Department of Primary Industry, Water & the Environment
www.utas.edu.au - University of Tasmania
www.tiar.tas.edu.au - Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research

Worm Management links:

www.wormboss.com.au - General entry to the comprehensive site about worms in sheep
www.wormboss.com.au- Worm species etc
www.wormboss.com.au - Drench types
www.wormboss.com.au - Worm egg counts
www.wormboss.com.au - Drench resistance testing
www.csiro.au - Breeding for resistance
www.sheepwormcontrol.com.au - Management of internal parasites

General sheep nutrition

www.agric.wa.gov.au  -Feeding and managing sheep in dry times
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au   -Drought feeding
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au  -Lot-feeding Merino lambs during a drought
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au  -Points to consider before beginning a supplementary feeding program
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au  -Feeding grain to sheep during a dry season
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au  -Sheep and drought 2. Choosing a feed

Sheep drought-lotting

www.agric.wa.gov.au  -Feeding and managing sheep in dry times
www.wool.com.au  - Sheep trough designs
www.agriproducts.com.au  - Lamb feedlot notes
www.dpi.vic.gov.au  -Sheep and Drought 5. Feeding in stock containment areas
www.agric.wa.gov.au  - Grazing management guidelines for wind erosion prone paddocks

Sheep feeder designs

www.users.on.net sheep feeders
www.countrywideindustries.com.au sheep feeders
www.fatcow.com.au sheep feeders
www.dslivestock.biz sheep feeders

Sheep breeding and genetics

www.sheepgenetics.org.au
www.wool.com.au
www.dpi.qld.gov.au

External Parasites

Blowflies

www.agric.nsw.gov.au
dpi.vic.gov.au
dpi.qld.gov.au
agric.wa.gov.au Sheep blowflies
www.agric.wa.gov.au Sheep blowflies

Lice

www.agric.nsw.gov.au
www.agric.wa.gov.au Commonly used chemicals to treat sheep blowflies and lice
www.dpi.vic.gov.au
www.dpi.vic.gov.au
www.pir.sa.gov.au lice facts
www.dpi.qld.gov.au
www.dpi.qld.gov.au

Sheep diseases

For general information go to the Veterinary Education & Information Network, a comprehensive resource for disease information
vein.library.usyd.edu.au diseases

OJD
www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au

Toxoplasmosis-
www.health.vic.gov.au toxoplasmosis.htm
www.tfga.com.au/pages feral cats

Improved and Native pastures in Tasmania

FarmBis assistance for training

www.dpiw.tas.gov.au

Industry sites worth visiting:

www.sheep.crc.org.au - Sheep CRC (Australian Sheep Industry Cooperative Research Centre)

www.landwaterwool.gov.au - Land Water Wool

www.lwa.gov.au - Land and Water Australia

www.grasslands.org.au - Grassland Society of Victoria

www.cicerone.org - The Cicerone Project, University of New England

www.auctionsplus.com.au - Internet Livestock market

www.iwto2005.com - Website contains details on the international wool textile conference held in Hobart in March 2005

www.pasturesfromspace.csiro.au - Developments using satiellite technologies for pasture monitoring

Agribusiness Consulting Organisations:

www.paddock.com - The Mackinnon Project, University of Melbourne Vet School

www.hs-a.com.au - Holmes & Sackett & Associates, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Information on Pastures & Soil fertility

www.nitrogen.unimelb.edu.au - Decision models for applying nitrogen fertiliser to pastures website

www.timerite.com.au- Spraying for redlegged earthmites

www.bio-green.com.au - Products for Red Headed Cock-chafer control

www.wormboss.com.au - A comprehensive site about worms in sheep

Websites for making decisions on sheep genetics

http://mss.csiro.au/ - Central Test Sire Evaluation website

Newsletters "Fine Wool Out West" newsletters

Research Papers

NSW Agriculture

SARDI trial - the sheep selection trials in South Australia

www.offm.com.au tools to assist in making breeding and classing decisions