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Other Resources
Reference Name:
Beef Agskills - A practical guide to farm skills
Agency:
 New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Contact Details:
 Locked Bag 21, Orange, NSW, 2800
02 6391 3100
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
Format:
 Book     Cost: Yes      Publishing Date: 2005      ISBN: 0731305876
Comment:
 A basic guide to some of the skills and practices of beef production. Topics include; animal welfare, safety precautions, castrating and dehorning calves, and individual identification of livestock. Other Agskills publications also available; sheep, beef, horse, tractor, ATV, goat and farm.
Website:

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/
tocal-publications/beef-agskills-book

 
Reference Name:
Environmental Management on the Urban Fringe: Horse properties on the rural urban fringe
Agency:
 New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation (currently DECC)
Contact Details:
 PO Box A290, Sydney South, NSW, 1232
1300 361 967
info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Format:
 PDF/ Book     Cost: Yes      Publishing Date: 2004      ISBN: 1741370787
Comment:
 Provides information on protecting and improving the natural environment on and around horse properties and gives practical advice on caring for horses and minimising environmental impacts on properties with horses. 
 
Download:
 Environmental Management on the Urban Fringe:
Horse properties on the rural urban fringe
 
Website:

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/
resources/stormwater/usp/horse0489.pdf

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Being a Good Neighbour
- Planning your Property
- Water - Collection and Recycling
- Getting on Top of Weeds
- Getting Fencing Right
- Getting the Dirt on Soil
- Veterinarian
- Local Rural Suppliers
- Stock and Stock Agents
- NSW Department of Primary Industries
- Rural Lands Protection Board
- Local Council
 

 
Reference Name:
Keeping a cow by J. Wilson
Agency:
 Acres Australia
Contact Details:

PO Box 1822
Noosaville BC  Qld  4566
AUSTRALIA

www.acreaaustralia.com.au
Format:
 Book     Cost: Yes      Publishing Date: 2001      ISBN: 0731305523
Comment:
 Provides information for keeping a cow on small properties, including cattle production and calf rearing, milk production and milking, and animal health.
Website:

http://www.acresaustralia.com.au/bookstore/prod14.htm

 
Reference Name:
Livestock flood refuge mounds
Agency:
 Industry and Investment
Contact Details:

1800 808 095

nsw.agriculture@dpi.nsw.gov.au

NSW DPI, Locked Bag 21, Orange NSW 2800
Format:
 PDF
Comment:

This Primefact can help local councils to assess Development Application (DA) for a flood refuge mound for livestock.The guideline can also help applicants, developers and consultants to design effective flood refuge mounds.  The issues and checklist are relevant to small and large rural holdings on coastal floodplains.
Website:
 http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/emergency/flood/refuge-mounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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