Dawbuts

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

03/11/2025

Need a livestock vet in Central Victoria who knows how to look after your flock so you prevent disasters rather than react to them?? Frankie is an enthusiastic and energetic veterinarian with a solid skill base and valuable experience in the sheep game. All the best for the next phase Frances.

G’day everyone,
I’m Frankie Collett. I’ve been working as a mixed practice vet for the past eight years, but my real passion has always been working with sheep and cattle. Over the years, I’ve gone on to complete extra training in sheep medicine and ruminant nutrition so I can better support livestock producers.

I’ve recently made the decision to focus solely on production animals and will be launching my own veterinary and consultancy services, working across Central Victoria and surrounds. My goal is to provide practical, hands-on support and advice to help you get the best out of your livestock.

I’m taking a short break to reset and get everything ready — and I’ll be open for business from November.

Looking forward to working with you. Watch this space!

03/11/2025

I met Endris at the ISVC in Wollongong. A very impressive young researcher and a nice bloke to boot.