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New Zealand Farm working Dogs. Further training
By Dr Clive Dalton CastingThis is the wide sweep a dog takes around stock when sent to gather them. It’s a strong natural instinct in the Border Collie. When the dog sights its first sheep, it then...
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New Zealand Farm working Dogs. Common Health Problems
By Dr Clive Dalton Internal parasitesHook worm (Uncinaria)About 50% of dogs are infected with hookworm. Eggs develop in the soil and larvae can burrow through the animal's skin. They mature inside...
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New Zealand Farm working Dogs. Genetics and breeding
By Dr Clive Dalton Genetics or environment - which is more important?This is the old question of which is more important - nature or nurture? Is it the dog’s breeding (its genetic makeup) or the way...
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New Zealand farm working dogs. 11. The Law and your Dog
By Dr Clive DaltonThe lawOwnership of a working dog carries with it some clearly-defined legal responsibilities under current legislation. Your main responsibilities are to:· Make sure a dog is...
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Farm employment for school leavers
By Dr Clive DaltonRemembering the students in my time (1993-2000) who went through The Waikato Polytech (TWP) farming courses, we learned so much from them and their experiences, and we also learned...
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Northumberland farming. Village hayfield helpers
By Clive Dalton A hay rake used to row up the hay from windrows. You walked behind this model pulling a lever to raise the times. Other models you rode on a seat and worked the tipping lever from...
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Northumbrian verse. Pills for All Ills
By Donald CleggDon entered this verse in the Morpeth competition for dialect poetry - and won the cup for a second year along with other awards.Don Clegg with his cup and other wards for Northumbrian...
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Micoplasma bovis. Disease spread from selling calves at saleyards
D C Dalton and R DawickReasons for concern1. There could be a rapid increase in M. bovis when Bulk Milk Testing (BMT) of dairy herds resumes in November 2018, and which could then require drastic...
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