Livestock movements including transport and export
Animal Welfare Code of Practice - Companion Animal Transport Agencies National Livestock Identification System for cattle (NLIS Cattle) National Livestock Identification System for sheep and goats (Sheep & Goats) The do's and don'ts of moving ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Poisonous weed
Recently on 'Burke's Backyard' Don explained the dangers of fireweed, a pretty yet poisonous yellow flowering weed that is often found in paddocks and pastures. This plant is poisonous to both horses and donkeys, and other livestock can also ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Farm safety - handling animals
Animals on farms can cause injury. Farmers can easily be injured by their livestock. Animals are unpredictable, especially during the mating season. Cattle, pigs, horses and sheep should be treated with caution at all times. Lifting animals can ... [... more]
Better Health |
Protection at work
Q fever was discovered after an outbreak of an illness that caused fever in abattoir workers in 1935. It was first called 'Query Fever'. It is mainly a disease of people who work in meat and livestock industries (farm workers and people who work ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Tenterfield Tour
Tenterfield is in northern NSW, nudging the Queensland border. It is a true country town where you will see graziers with their livestock and locals stopping for a friendly chat. Tour the town in a stagecoach. Sample the local muscat to warm ... [... more]
Getaway |
Paddy's Lucerne (Sida rhombifolia)
Usually confined to waste ground, such as roadsides and rocky areas, stock camps or rabbit warrens, but can be competitive in pasture, due to its unpalatability to livestock. The common name suggests that it has good feed value, but this is not ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Cattle health and disease
The resources below are for dairy and/or beef cattle. A resource may be applicable to one particular production system or both. If in doubt, contact your relevant livestock officer. Annual ryegrass toxicity and blown grass / beard grass ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Other areas of interest
Feedlotting, pasture systems, full and supplementary feeding, stock feeds and fat scoring. Flock management including joining, ram fertility, lambing, buying replacements, aging sheep and livestock protection. Internal and external parasites, ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
German Pinscher
The Pinscher is the German equivalent of the terrier (Pinscher actually means terrier in German). Well suited to catching vermin, the German Pinscher became popular amongst farmers and was also used to guard and drove livestock as well as farm ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Crimson Rosella on White Cedar
Don pointed out a group of Crimson rosellas feeding on the fruits of a white cedar tree. It is well known that these fruits are poisonous to humans and livestock, however the rosellas return to this particular tree every year. They eat all the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Horse Sense with Pat Parelli
In this segment Pat Parelli was introduced to Ness, a mare with an intense fear of being confined in a crush. A crush is the narrow one-animal-wide run in livestock yards used to contain an animal while it is receiving treatment. Ness has a ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Border Collie
The Border Collie originated in the Border Counties of Scotland around 350 years ago. They were developed by local farmers to work their livestock. Renowned for their low and quiet approach to the herd and their gentle attitude, the dogs are ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
