Dawbuts

21/07/2026

Bendigo

Australian Sheep & Wool Show

Field laboratory

Back in the old haunts, 20 years after we moved from our lovely little block in Mandurang.

26/06/2026

Interview with Libby Price

ACE Radio

Drench resistance in cattle

Podcast Episode · Country Today · 26 June · 22min

26/06/2026

Avian Influenza

Bird Flu

The highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, has now been detected in wild birds in SA and WA. All credit to the veterinarians, lab scientists and policy makers across the country that have prepared for this.

Sensible precautions required when dealing with sick birds. Note that this strain can potentially spread to mammals and humans.

Call the Biosecurity hotline on
1 800 675 888 if you suspect bird flu.

Be alert, not alarmed.

22/06/2026

All credit to the keen young vets at Swans Veterinary Services in Esperance, WA.
Dr. Toni Howlett and Dr. Alex Hockton were sharp enough to recognise the signs and look at the possibilities. They had been preparing for this moment for 2 years.

Staff at WA's Department of Primary Industries and Rural Development (DPIRD) confirmed that the dreaded 'avian influenza' strain H5N1 has now reached the Australian mainland.

Stay alert for any signs in birds and wildlife and follow biosecurity guidelines from the Australian Veterinary Association (see below).

29/01/2026

Dung beetles

Hard workers

Dung beetles may be native Australian insects, mostly adapted to fibrous marsupial dung, or introduced species targeting farm animal faeces.

On farm, they work to break up dungpats and bury them underground, improving soil permeability and fertility.

In the lab, Em finds them a bit of a nuisance as she weighs out samples. They are also an indication that these samples were picked up off the ground and may not accurately reflect what is going on in this mob of sheep.

Fresh is best!

22/01/2026

International symposium for Okayama University of Science.

岡山理科大学 獣医学部 国際獣医教育研究センター主催 2025年度 第8回 国際シンポジウム（Web講演会）ご視聴ありがとうございます。第8回国際シンポジウムでは、テーマを「Our Health, Our Food, Our Parasites 〜健康・食・寄生虫〜....

16/01/2026

A testing time

Rain, rain, here to stay?

250 worm egg test kits delivered yesterday into the NSW Southern Highlands. Expertly assembled by the team at Dawbuts.

The summer rain should get the grass growing but take care, in 3-4 weeks there will be a bump in worm populations in sheep, cattle, goats, alpacas and horses.

Thanks to our colleagues at Mater Dei and Next Path for helping us out.

16/12/2025

Meat & Livestock Australia have just published a new factsheet on buffalo fly control for cattle producers. This includes changes due to products being taken off the market (diazinon eartags), a new product being introduced (pour-on fluralaner Exzolt) and some new research findings.

See it all at the links below.

https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/research-and-development/program-areas/animal-health-welfare-and-biosecurity/mla-cattle-buffalo-fly-control-factsheet_v03.pdf

https://www.mla.com.au/research-and-development/animal-health-welfare-and-biosecurity/buffalo-fly-management/

Mitigating the impact of Buffalo Fly and finding new and better ways to manage it is a key pillar of investment for MLA’s Animal Wellbeing investment program.

13/12/2025

The update

See it all here.

https://www.facebook.com/share/182Ti3eEdP/

🪱 AWI WEBINAR RECORDING IS LIVE 🪱

The recording of Thursday’s AWI webinar ‘Pole position: staying ahead of worms this summer’ is out now!
Hear veterinary parasitologist, Matt Playford from Dawbuts , discuss summer worm management, including managing the impact of barber’s pole worm now and setting yourself up for success in minimising the impact of the other major worms for the coming winter.
Link to the webinar in the comments 👇

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08/12/2025

Goats

Please click on the link below to answer a short survey on 'Non-chemical worm control in goats'

https://gateway.goatfibre.com/c/gateway-chat/non-chemical-worm-control-survey