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Animal Health Supplements

Project start date: 13 December 2004
Project end date: 31 December 2006
Publication date: 31 December 2006
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Sheep, Lamb
Relevant regions: National
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Summary

Project aims were:
To establish a series of objective trials to test a liquid animal health supplement developed for sheep producers farming on soils with low levels of trace elements essential for animal health.
To quantify the benefits of the developed mineral supplement in increasing the production of a range of sheep classes.
To evaluate the economics of the use of the product with relation to industry wide benefit or otherwise.

More information

Project manager: Ian Bamford
Primary researcher: SE of South Australia Sheep Supplement Trial Group