AWI's latest publications on breech flystrike prevention. Click the links below to navigate to the publications in each section.
Flystrike Program Overview
Flystrike Research Update
Flystrike R&D progress - Beyond the Bale June 2020
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16/11/2020
AWI Flystrike Strategy 201920 – 202425
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01/05/2020
A Review of Predisposing Factors for Breech Flystrike - Final Report
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02/09/2019
AWI Breech Strike RD&E Program – Improving Lifetime Welfare presentation
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23/11/2017
Breech Flystrike Causal Web
During a review of breech flystrike research, a team of flystrike experts were asked to identify the risk factors for breech flystrike and their interactions with the other risk factors. This work led to the development, by Ausvet Pty Ltd, of the Causal Web of Ovine Breech Flystrike in Australia.
Further information on the Flystrike Program and its Progress is available here.
Non-Invasive Management Practices
Industry Communications on Non-Invasive Management Practices
Flystrike Vaccine Research Update March 2020 Beyond the Bale article
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13/03/2020
Flystrike Treatments during drought - March 2019 Beyond the Bale article
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08/03/2019
Flystrike Vaccine Research underway - March 2019 Beyond the Bale article
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12/03/2019
Manual - Managing Breech Flystrike - February 2019
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04/02/2019
What’s bugging you? - Dec 2018 Beyond the Bale article
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10/12/2018
Project Reports on Non-Invasive Management Practices
Project Final Report – Sheep Blowfly Resistance Update 2018 -2020
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20/11/2020
Project Final Report - 200717 ON721 Identifying T.cylindrosporum
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21/07/2020
Project Final Report – New Chemicals for Sheep Blowfly Control
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02/06/2020
Further information on Welfare Improved Practices, including Non-Invasive Management Practices and Breech Modification Procedures, is available here.
Breeding and Selection
Industry Communications on Breeding and Selection
Rate of Genetic Gain in Reducing Breech Flystrike – Forbes Brien
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31/08/2020
Planning for a Non-Mulesed Merino Enterprise
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31/08/2020
Breeding and Selection – Industry Trends – Geoff Lindon
781kB
31/08/2020
Download a copy of the Visual Sheep Scores Guide – Producer Version
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01/11/2019
Sheep Flystrike Risk Factors March 2020 Beyond the Bale article
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06/03/2020
Low Wrinkle-High Fleece Weight - June 2019 Beyond the Bale article
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07/06/2019
Breeding lower wrinkle and dag June 2017 Beyond the Bale article
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09/06/2017
DAFWA Breech Strike Resistance Newsletter Issue 7 - July 2017
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03/07/2017
CSIRO Armidale Newsletter Issue 7 - November 2016
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07/11/2016
Project Reports on Breeding and Selection
Further information on Breeding and Selection is available here.
Analgesia and Anaesthesia
Industry Communications on Analgesia and Anaesthesia
Anaesthetics and analgesics at lamb marking - factsheet
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19/08/2020
Anaesthetics and analgesics including FAQs - Beyond the Bale article
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06/12/2019
Numnuts numbs nuts (and tails)! - Beyond the Bale article
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10/12/2018
Pain relief research for mulesing - Beyond the Bale article
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08/06/2018
Buccalgesic® formally approved for mulesing Beyond the Bale article
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07/12/2017
Project Reports on Analgesia and Anaesthesia
Project Final Report on Gap Evaluation of Pain Alleviation
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12/06/2020
Further information on Analgesia and Anaesthesia is available here.
Education, Extension and Promotion
Industry Communications on Education, Extension and Promotion
Plan Prepare Conduct Best Practice Lamb Marking Training Guide
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01/02/2020
Dealing with Dag Fact Sheet
109kB
06/08/2019
Dealing with Dag – Advisor Manual
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06/08/2019
Planning for a non-mulesed Merino enterprise
588kB
01/03/2018
Project Reports on Education, Extension and Promotion
Woolgrower Surveys
2018 Benchmarking Australian Sheep Parasite Control Survey
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10/08/2020
2017 AWI Merino Husbandry Practices Survey
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27/02/2019
Further information on Education Extension and Promotion is available here.
Most Recent RD&E Technical Update
The following are individual project summary reports of current and recently completed AWI flystrike projects. These have been published in lieu of the 2020 AWI flystrike prevention RD&E technical forum, cancelled due to COVID-19 public health guidelines.
AWI Flystrike Prevention RDE Program Overview - Bridget Peachey
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17/06/2020
Sheep Blowfly Resistance Update - Narelle Sales
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17/06/2020
Genetics of Blowfly Parasitism & CRISPR - Phase 2 - Trent Perry
597kB
17/06/2020
Informed Development of a Blowfly Vaccine - Trent Perry
558kB
17/06/2020
Vaccine for Control of Flystrike - Tony Vuocolo
765kB
17/06/2020
Nanotechnology for Flystrike and Lice Control - Peter James
677kB
17/06/2020
New Chemicals for Flystrike Control - Andrew Kotze
450kB
17/06/2020
How Technology Can Help - Carolina Diaz
510kB
17/06/2020
Rate of Genetic Gain in Reducing Breech Flystrike - Forbes Brien
568kB
17/06/2020
Genotyping of Breech Flystrike Resource Flock - Sonja Dominik
322kB
17/06/2020
Breeding and Selection - Industry Trends - Geoff Lindon
781kB
17/06/2020
Gap Evaluation of Pain Alleviation Research- Alison Small
668kB
17/06/2020
FlyBoss - Improving Flystrike Management in Sheep - Deb Maxwell
479kB
17/06/2020
Benchmarking Australian Sheep Parasite Control - Alison Colvin
490kB
17/06/2020
Industry Education, Extension and Promotion - Geoff Lindon
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17/06/2020
Presentations from past Flystrike Prevention RD&E Updates are available here.
Other Publications
Wool Market
General Sheep Health & Welfare Publications
In this section
Causal Web of Ovine Breech Flystrike
A causal web depicting the relationship between the different risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of breech flystrike.
Past Flystrike Prevention RD&E Updates
All of the presentations from past flystrike prevention rd&e updates are available to download.
Analgesia and Anaesthesia
Options for alleviating pain associated with surgical husbandry practices.
