Calling for animal welfare expertise

Market report for 4th and 5th July 2018 Wednesday Fat Sale head 198. Thursday Bull and Cow Sale, 18 bulls, 261 cows.

Another light yarding this week with 198 head penned. Steers and vealers made up most of the sale and sold to firmer demand, with bullocks and heifers very light in numbers. The yard average this week was 20 cents up at 269. 2 bullocks made to 303.2 and averaged 273.5. 8 heifers made to 298.2 and averaged 276.4. 17 steers made to 309.2, up 24 and averaged 283.2, up 20.

171 veal made to 337.6, back 9 and averaged 271.1, up 20.

18 bulls on Thursday sold to easier demand averaging 6 cents back at 209, with a top sale of 285.2. There were 261 cows yarded making to a top of 244.2, back 9 and averaged 10 cents better at 188.7, with some very good heavy bodies on offer. The yard average was also 10 cents up at 192.1.

Vealers 1 Lim 2 Lim 2 Char 1 Lim Steers 1 Hfd 1 Ang 1 Ang 1 Frn Heifers 2 Ang 1 Ang Bullocks 1 Sim J Leek, Nar Nar Goon Export Cows and Heifers 1 SimX Discala Nom, Neerim Nth 1 Sim G&H Kestle, Warragul 1 HfdX S&C Coster, Cloverlea 1 M/G J Dyrssen, Neerim Sth 1 Ang B&E Armstrong, L/touche 2 L/Line Moondarra Vineyard, M/D Dairy Cows 2 Frn R,S,C Coster, Cloverlea 1 Frn King Family Trust, Traf/Est 1 Frn J&N Webb, Gainsborough 1 Frn Mrs C Elliott, Nilma 1 Frn P&H Bourke, Maffra West 1 Frn B&P Kersten, Yarragon Steers 5 Frn 6 Frn Bulls 1 Ang 1 R/A 1 Hfd 1 Jsy

J Vicary, Drouin K&L Young, Ellinbank S&W Beilharz P/L, L/Lang P&H Hatswell, Neerim Sth

Saxton & Waller, Yarragon Salce Farms, Drouin Sth R Brown, Trafalgar M Giardina, Morwell

Saxton & Waller, Yarragon B&H Saxton, Yarragon Discala Nom, Neerim Nth R&E Penny, Cloverlea

Blyth Bros, Ellinbank L&W Cladwell, H/W Nth T Coster, Cloverlea G&R Atherton, Drouin

340 400 345 365

440 520 530 525

470 455

660

580 520 635 675 535 390

725 705 790 525 645 725

489 544

332.0 331.6 315.0 312.2

309.2 294.2 285.0 225.6

298.2 280.0

303.2

244.2 242.2 233.6 233.6 230.0 210.0

230.0 226.6 223.6 223.2 212.2 210.0

241.2 232.2

1128 1326 1086 1139

1360 1529 1510 1184

1401 1274

2001

1416 1259 1483 1576 1230 819

1667 1597 1766 1171 1368 1522

1179 1263

560 285.2 1597 1000 243.2 2432 505 193.6 977 445 171.6 763 1. Gibbon, 2. Scotts, 3.

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The state government is seeking expressions of interest for eight members to join the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) for a term of up to three years.

The non-statutory committee is appointed by the Minister for Agriculture.

It provides expert advice to the Minister as well as Animal Welfare Victoria on matters relating to the welfare of animals. The expressions of interest close on July 13. Animal Welfare Victoria Executive Director Sally Fensling, thanked the incumbent committee members for their great work.

“The advisory committee plays a crucial role working with Minister and Animal Welfare Victoria to improve the treatment and welfare of animals in Victoria,” Ms Fensling said.

The current committee is chaired by Professor Ron Slocombe, a veterinary specialist with over 25 years’ experience in pathology and academia.

Successful applicants will include a variety of expertise, such as: - agricultural, animal or veterinary science - care, breeding and management of companion animals - animal welfare expertise; public policy - commercial, recreational, display and scientific use of animals

- ethical standards and conduct in respect of animals - wildlife conservation and management. For more information and to submit an expression of interest, visit getonboard.vic.gov.au ` Moisture stress and low temperatures The use of nitrogenous fertilisers Spraying with hormone-type herbicides such as 2,4-D

Grazing hungry stock on forages that are potentially dangerous.

If you have any concerns, hay and other feed can be tested prior to feeding to determine its nitrate content.

Furthermore, cattle and sheep can tolerate a certain amount of nitrite.

A way of preventing nitrite poisoning is to ensure that cattle and sheep are not overly hungry when introduced to a new feed so their intake of nitrite is moderated to a tolerable level.

If nitrite poisoning is suspected, animals should be removed without delay from the suspect paddock and placed onto feed containing less toxic herbage.