Resources and Factsheets
For all Cattle, Sheep & Goats. Learn what you need to ensure the welfare of your livestock and run a biosecurity safe farm.
Small farms, big farms, hobbyists, lifestylers, and all in between.
Factsheets can be downloaded as a PDF*
New to Farming?
Thinking of buying livestock and unsure where to begin? Stock Sense have created this booklet with some key resources and information on how to get prepared.
Peri-urban packs can be mailed out upon request. Contact the Stock Sense team for more information.
Cattle
Sheep & Goats
Introducing New Livestock
Each time you introduce new animals onto your property there is a risk of introducing pests or diseases. The time and effort put into biosecurity when buying new stock greatly outweighs the cost of managing it later.
Factsheets
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Anthrax
Anthrax is a serious infectious disease that can affect a range of animals, as well as humans.
Bovine Johne's Disease
Bovine Johne's Disease is a notifiable disease. It is an infectious incurable wasting disease of cattle.
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE)
This viral disease is known by many names including "Big Knee" or caprine retrovirus (CRV).
Common Goat Worms
Unlike sheep and cattle, goats put their evolutionary efforts into developing a browsing strategy of eating so they have a lower tolerance to worms.
Flystrike
Caused by flies, flystrike can cost the Australian sheep industry $280 million a year.
Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD)
FMD is a notifiable disease. An outbreak in Australia will mean devastating impacts on the industry.
Footrot
FMD is a notifiable disease. An outbreak in Australia will mean devastating impacts on the industry.
Grass Tetany
Grass tetany is a fatal metabolic disorder which is caused by low levels of Magnesium (Mg) in the blood.
Lamb Marking
Lamb marking refers to husbandry procedures including tail docking, castration of males, ear tagging, mulesing, and vaccination.
Liver Fluke
Liver fluke usually occurs in areas with high rainfall (more than 600mm) and irrigated areas of eastern Australia.
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
LSD is a devastating disease of cattle and has a relatively low mortality but high morbidity. However, there is no evidence that it can be transmitted to humans.
Milk Fever
Also known as hypocalcaemia or parturient paresis, is a common metabolic disorder that occurs in cattle, sheep, and goats.
Pain Relief
Pain relief is recommended for a number of husbandry procedures such as castration, tail docking...
Pinkeye
Pinkeye is a contagious eye infection that causes aggressive inflammation often resulting in short term or permanent blindness in cattle.
Wooden Tongue
Also referred to as “action”, woody tongue is an infectious bacterial disease most commonly seen in cattle.
Yards & Loading Facilities
Whether you own one animal or thousands, you must have some form of yarding equipment and loading ramps, or access to these facilities.
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