Useful Links – Flystrike Information and Resources

AWI Flystrike resources

https://www.wool.com/sheep/welfare/breech-flystrike/

AWI ‘It’s Fly Time!”

https://www.wool.com/sheep/welfare/breech-flystrike/flystrikeresources/

Breech Strike Genetics Newsletter

This is the newsletter for the Breech Strike Genetics Project, which is a collaborative research effort of CSIRO Animal, Food and Health sciences, Armidale, NSW and Department of Agriculture and Food WA
supported by Australian Wool Innovation Limited.

• AWI’s Flystrike Research, Development and Extension Program, including a link to their latest publications page www.wool.com/flystrike
• AWI’s Flystrike Extension Program, www.wool.com/flystrikeresources, includes:
  • A one-hour recorded webinar and factsheets on the management of high-risk fly conditions, including tips for prevention, prioritising sheep for monitoring and treatment options is available at www.wool.com/itsflytime
  • A range of resources about blowfly chemical resistance to ‘demystifly’ this complex, yet important, issue. You can access them at www.wool.com/demystifly
  • Information to help producers reduce the incidence and impact of flystrike on their flocks and profits, including about upcoming one-day workshops, available at www.wool.com/simplifly

Chemical apps to help farmers

BUSY farmers can now search for suitable chemicals to use on pests and weeds on the run, thanks to an iPhone application.

Flystrike assist app for iPhone

Links to organisations

• Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
• Department of Agriculture & Food, Western Australia (DAFWA)
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Queensland (DAFF)
• Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (DPI VIC)
• Department of Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia (PIRSA)
• Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)
• NSW Department of Industry & Investment (I&I NSW)
• Sheep CRC Ltd
• Sheep Genetics (SG)
• Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research (TIAR)