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2005/W02 Managing ARGT by using Safeguard ryegrass and Twist Fungus

Project start date: 01 September 2005
Project end date: 28 July 2008
Publication date: 18 July 2008
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Sheep
Relevant regions: Western Australia
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Summary

The group set up a project to provide growers with management information to significantly reduce the risk of ARGT on their farms. They chose to use what was seen to be the most beneficial baseline strategies of two biological control agents, these being nematode resistant ryegrass (Safeguard) and Twist Fungus. The group were confident this would give growers the ability to reduce the risk of ARGT deaths in livestock by 70-80%.

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Project manager: Michael Goldberg
Primary researcher: Ballidu Woolpro Group