Of the many steps Australian farmers take to improve the biosecurity of their farms, one significant threat is often not taken seriously enough. The provision of safe, clean drinking water is hugely important to the prosperity of any livestock farm. The costs, in terms of productivity losses and mortality, of not doing so can be astronomical.
Continue reading Drinking Water: An overlooked threat to farm biosecurityAuthor: Brodie Roberts
3 Bacteria which can invade your farm through untreated water
When we talk about untreated water, we are really talking about water from a large number of possible sources, including:
- Bore Water
- Channel/River Water
- Rain Water
- Dam Water
Special guest to attend Sheepvention in Hamilton
Andreas Dürler has worked with the German company Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH since 2018. He is responsible within Henke-Sass, Wolf for veterinary products including all sheep and ruminant products. Andreas holds a German degree as a business economist.
He is also involved in the development process of several products for HSW including vaccination guns, drenching and pour-on guns. Andreas will be available at the Think Livestock stand for the entire period of the Sheepvention in Hamilton and will be happy to answer questions and to receive feedback on the performance of the products of Henke-Sass, Wolf.
African Swine Fever: Biosecurity Measures
There is no vaccine nor any treatment against African Swine Fever virus. The only way to prevent any contamination is to ensure integrity of biosecurity measures.
Continue reading African Swine Fever: Biosecurity MeasuresAcidifier Usage Comparison
We always want to make things easy for our customers. With some types of products, such as Acidifiers, it can be quite difficult to weigh up the economy of any supplier’s product just based on the information they provide.
Continue reading Acidifier Usage ComparisonPre-lambing Vaccination
Pre-lambing is a critical time point in the annual calendar of a sheep operation. It is important that your sheep farmers implement a comprehensive pre-lambing ewe animal health program, in order to protect their ewes, as well as their lambs, and help get more lambs through to marking.
Continue reading Pre-lambing VaccinationAlphamites DW
Alphamites DW
We are pleased to announce Australia’s first-ever natural solution for red mite control!
Animal Husbandry Equipment
Animal Husbandry Equipment
As you may already know, we specialize in medication delivery equipment. We have put together a fantastic range of these products and would confidently compare our gear against any other brands on the Australian market. But did you know that we also sell general animal husbandry tools and consumables?
Water Pressure
Water Pressure
Definition and how to find it
Water Pressure is the force of the water flowing through the line. In all water lines, this force is essential to ensure the water reaches its destination.
Tube changing with Select Dosers…Why does it matter?
Tube changing with Select Dosers…why does it matter?
Many types of dosing pumps just can’t handle the delivery of aggressive chemicals such as acids or chlorine. The corrosive effect of these products on lesser plastic and metal components makes them a difficult job to handle. Due to this, peristaltic pumps like the Select Doser are the obvious choice to dose these more chemically aggressive products into water.
Continue reading Tube changing with Select Dosers…Why does it matter?