29 July 2010

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On 23 June 2010 Australian Wool Innovation presented A National Wool R&D Technical Update on Breech Flystrike Prevention at Wesley Theatre. Click on the links to download the presentations in PDF format.

Welcome & Introduction (PDF 174Kb)
Geoff Lindon
Head, Sheep Technologies & Special Projects
AWI

Identifying indicator traits that can be used to breed for breech strike resistance (PDF 2.43Mb)
Johan Greeff
Senior Geneticist
LJE Karlsson, AC Schlink, N Underwood, N Stanwyck
Department of Agriculture and Food WA
G Lindon
AWI

Breeding for Breech Flystrike Resistance - Project results update (PDF 204Kb)
Jen Smith
Leader, Breeding for Breech Strike Resistance
CSIRO Livestock Industries, Armidale NSW

Managing impact on other traits when selecting for high flystrike resistance - A wool market perspective (PDF 348Kb)
Paul Swan
Paul G. Swan & Associates Pty Ltd.

Field studies of a clip alternative for breech flystrike prevention (PDF 760Kb)
J Lloyd, E Sergeant, P Lawton, I Evans
Joan Lloyd Consulting, AusVet Animal Health Services, Veterinary Health Research, Australian Wool Innovation

Early season treatment and the control of breech strike in unmulesed sheep (PDF 1.02Mb)
John Larsen, Leah Tyrell & Norman Anderson
The Mackinnon Project, Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Melbourne

SkinTraction® - R&D Technical Update (PDF 829)
Peter St Vincent Welch and Chris Russell
R&D Director / Technical Director
Cobbett Technologies

Assessing welfare, pain relief and future options (PDF 687Kb)
Ian Colditz
CSIRO Livestock Industries, Armidale

National Wool Declaration & Integrity Program  (PDF 2.15Mb)
Mark Grave
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Wool Exchange Limited

Sheep CRC Extension Activities & FlyBoss (PDF 1.62Mb)
Brian Horton and Lu Hogan
Senior Animal Scientist
TIAR UTAS, Sheep CRC

Breech Genetics – getting them out there (PDF 1.54Mb)
Sam Gill
Manager – Sheep Genetics
MLA / AWI

Other Extension Key Messages and R&D Priorities (PDF 277Kb)
Geoff Lindon
Head Sheep Technologies
AWI

Acknowledgements (PDF 223Kb)