Livestock health advice during drought

After a grueling six months with very little rainfall, grazier Hugh Taylor, Coonamble NSW, had a scarce amount of healthy pasture left.

Only two paddocks on his 3,500-hectare property had minimal stubble and loose chickpea. After being left with no choice but to move his sheep to these last two paddocks, Hugh discovered one morning that twelve of his sheep had died.

He wasn’t sure if the sheep had died from disease or whether his feeding methods had caused the sudden deaths. Hugh touched base with Local Land Services NSW for advice.

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