Animal welfare and health issues, dairying and drought
Primefact Number: 548 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: 01 Jan 2007
The management of livestock, stocking rates and nutrition are closely linked to animal health and welfare. Drought management plans must consider the best ways to adjust stocking rates and manage feed supplies for livestock.
The welfare of animals is always important, but during droughts animal welfare must be given more attention. This Primefact discusses:
- drought preparation
- NSW legislation
- diet-related issues
- vitamin deficiencies
- internal parasites
- external parasites
- clostridial and other environmental diseases
- plant poisoning
- recovering from the drought.
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