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Sticking a probe between a sheep's legs to see if they're pregnant isn't a job for everyone. A shortage of pregnancy scanners for sheep in Tassie has inspired a midwife to pursue new career Samara ...

Ultrasound scanning is currently the best way to manage the infectious and fatal lung disease ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA), Scottish farmers are being told. The technology, which is similar to ...

Computed tomography (CT) scanning accelerates genetic improvement, provides live eating quality estimates and could help cut methane output. This is according to SRUC sheep geneticist Nicola Lambe, ...

Police have found a hi-tech solution to the ancient crime of sheep-rustling – by scanning the retinas of thousands of animals. Scanning a sheep’s eyes produces a unique ‘print’ and means, for the ...

Doubts are being raised over whether the infrastructure will be ready in time, despite the Victorian Government allocating $17 million — for 19 saleyards to date — to help yards meet the new NLIS ...

The scanning requirement was imposed on saleyards on March 31 last year and since that time scanning rates have greatly increased. New manger of the Bendigo saleyards, Andrew McCulloch, said rates are ...

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Variation in nutrition during key periods has caused a wide spread in scanning results in sheep production areas of eastern Australia this year.

A multi-county Wildlife Field Day is scheduled April 5 at the Doss Community Center, 14174 Rural Road 783 N. in Doss. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. with the program to follow from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Michael Duffy's flock scanning results are down - but are still very good by national standards Ewes on Michael Duffy's farm enjoy the last few days before their lambs arrive For the last three years, ...

PLANS to introduce electronic sheep scanning have been blasted by Ayr MSP John Scott. He reckons the move would damage the farming business in South Ayrshire. And he wants new EU rules to scrap the ...