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| | Collie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The farm collie was a generic term for a wide range of herding dogs common in North America until the middle of the 20th century. | | | White collies are usually mostly white on the body with a head coloration of any of the three previous. | | | The modern Collie of both Rough and Smooth varieties are available in four distinct colors. |
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| | Agriculture in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Australia produces a wide variety of crops and livestock, 80% of all agricultural production is exported. | | | GM crops are a new policy area for Australian agriculture. | | | Agriculture in Australia a major industry, 402 000 people are employed in agriculture and agriculture related services, and agriculture accounts for approximately 3% of Australia’s GDP. |
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| | Australia Country Analysis Brief |
| | Australia has exhibited robust economic growth over the last decade, with a 3.9% average annual increase in its real gross domestic product (GDP), which has made it one of the world's fastest growing industrialized countries. | | | Australia's Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) has estimated that production will fall further to 560,000 bbl/d by 2006. | | | Much of the area around Southern Australia has not been explored yet because its adverse weather conditions and deeper waters have made potential ventures more costly. |
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| | Importance of Seed discolouration in Faba Beans (Vicia fabae) grown in Southern Australia |
| | Discolouration of faba bean seed was common in grain samples from crops grown in southern Australia in 1999, particularly in the cultivar Fiord. | | | A fungicide trial conducted at Frances, South Australia, in 1999 demonstrated a significant reduction in seed staining due to ascochyta blight when an intensive spray regime was followed from the commencement of flowering (W. Hawthorne, pers. | | | Importance of Seed discolouration in Faba Beans (Vicia fabae) grown in Southern Australia |
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| | Influence of BVP on grain size and yield in southern Australia. |
| | Key physiological characteristics influencing grain plumpness were studied in a population developed from a cross between a tall, large grained barley genotype well adapted to southern Australia, and a semidwarf European malting cultivar with inherently smaller grain size. | | | Due to the high yield potential of this variety, the production areas for this variety are rapidly expanding in the eastern States of Australia and further into lower rainfall districts than were originally envisaged. | | | Influence of BVP on grain size and yield in southern Australia. |
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| | Rabbits in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Rabbits are extremely prolific creatures, and as Australia had no natural predators that could keep their population in check, rabbits spread rapidly across the southern parts of the continent. | | | Huge areas of land in Australia have been cleared by tractors pulling chains in order to prepare the land for agricultural purposes. | | | Rabbits were originally introduced to Australia by the First Fleet in 1788, but the current major infestation appears to be the result of 24 wild rabbits released by Thomas Austin on his property "Barwon Downs" (near Winchelsea, Victoria) in 1859 for hunting purposes. |
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| | Australia - Information, Maps, Facts, What to do, Links, and much more. |
| | Australia's economic development was slow at first and based on the export of wool. | | | Following the spread of British settlement, separate Colonies were created from parts of New South Wales: South Australia in 1836, Victoria in 1851 and Queensland in 1859. | | | His report to London that Australia was uninhabited provided impetus for the establishment of a penal colony there following the loss of the American colonies |
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| | Rabbit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Rabbits have also been a source of environmental problems when introduced into the wild by humans (see Rabbits in Australia for details of it as a pest species in that country). | | | Rabbits are often used as a symbol of fertility. | | | Rabbits are an example of an animal which is treated as food, pet and pest by the same culture. |
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| | Zoos in Australia - Stories from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal |
| | The Adelaide Zoo, South Australia, focuses on endangered and rare animals from the continents which made up the super continent Gondwana - South America, India, Africa and Australia (also South East Asia). | | | Australia Zoo is situated on the Glasshouse Mountains Tourist Drive, Beerwah, Queensland and run by Australia's 'crocodile hunter', Steve Irwin. | | | Zoos are one of the institutions charged with trying to counter the threat to species extinction in Australia and throughout the world. |
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| | WINGS Birding Tours to Southern Australia |
| | The Australian countryside is equally varied, ranging from the temperate forests, farmland, pastures and mallee scrub of the south, to arid deserts, rocky gorges and obtrusive monoliths such as Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in the Red Center. | | | As we leave the vast grain fields of western Victoria and enter the park the landscape transforms to open woodland and grassy glades filled with Eastern Grey Kangaroos and Emus. | | | Our Southern Australia tour takes in all these habitats and samples a wide cross-section of Australia's wonderful natural heritage. |
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| | Development of Vicia ervilia as a grain crop for Southern Australia |
| | Development of Vicia ervilia as a grain crop for Southern Australia | | | The present project aims to evaluate the available genetic resources of the species for their utility as grain crops for Southern Australia. | | | A more effective Rhizobium strain has just been identified to improve bitter vetch nodulation in Australia and is to be trialled next year. |
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| | News in Science - Saving hotspots could reverse species extinction - 24/02/2000 |
| | Southwest Australia retains only 10 per cent of its original vegetation, yet contains over 5000 plant species and nearly 500 vertebrate species. | | | The native forests of Southwest Australia are among 25 biodiversity "hotspots" across the planet which if permanently protected, could help avert a wave of world wide species extinction. | | | Surprisingly, Australia's World Heritage listed tropical rainforests in Queensland were not on the list, but the lesser known Southwest of Western Australia was included. |
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| | Australia's active and passive surveillance systems for TSEs in animal populations continue to confirm the absence of this group of diseases on a country-wide basis. | | | The cheetah was born in Marwell Zoo in England in 1986, imported together with 2 littermates to Australia in 1989, and held in quarantine in an "A" class zoo since importation. | | | As reported in Australia's technical submission to the OIE's FMD and Other Epizooties Commission of July 2002, "Spongiform encephalopathy was diagnosed in a cheetah in a zoological park in Western Australia in 1992. |
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| | Journal: Australia Zoo Photo Gallery |
| | The Australia Zoo also had an impressive collection of snakes, many of which are quite poisonous and indigenous to Australia. | | | Everywhere you looked there were Australia Zoo staff to answer questions and more often than not taking different animals out for walks. | | | We had purchased several bags of roo food to feed the roos and wallabies that roam the zoo. |
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| | Sustainable Agriculture Encyclopedia Article @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research) |
| | Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Promoting the practice and understanding of the Biodynamic system of sustainable agriculture. | | | Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce perpetually. | | | Two of the many possible practices of sustainable agriculture are crop rotation and soil amendment, both designed to ensure that crops being cultivated will obtain all the necessary nutrients for healthy growth. |
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| | Salinity in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The CSIRO and many other organisations are seeking ways to reduce the impact of salinity on Australian agriculture. | | | Much of central Australia was at one time a shallow inland sea. | | | Where the land is not yet a salt-pan it is occasionally possible for farmers to reduce the speed at which land becomes saline by planting gum trees, which reduce the general wetness of the soil. |
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| | Environmental damage by wild rabbits |
| | The loss of vegetation from rabbit grazing threatens the survival of native birds, mammals, and insects that rely on plants for food and shelter. | | | Rabbits have contributed to the extinction of many native plant and animal species. | | | Rabbits hinder the regeneration of native plant species. |
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| | Economy of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Australia's competitive advantage in primary products is a reflection of the natural wealth of the Australian continent and its small domestic market; 20.3 million people occupy a continent the size of the contiguous United States. | | | Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, particularly grains and wool, and minerals, including various metals, coal, and natural gas. | | | The ultimate goal is for Australia to become a competitive producer and exporter, not just of traditional farm and mineral commodities, but of a diversified mix of value added manufactured products, services, and technologies. |
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| | Dive Global Destination :: Southern Australia |
| | Remember that Australia's winter is during the Northern Hemisphere's summer. | | | Leafy seadragons are found in calm water that is approximately 50-54°F. Australians refer to them as the "Australian seahorse." Seadragons are difficult to locate because of their remarkable camouflage and secluded breeding areas in the seaweed-filled waters. | | | Visit Southern Australia to see the amazing leafy sea dragons and weedy sea dragons off Kangaroo Island. |
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| | BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CROP MONITORING FOR ALFALFA IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA |
| | Alfalfa is a valuable crop in temperate Australia for both dryland and irrigated situations. | | | NSW Agriculture, Yanco Agricultural Institute, Yanco, NSW, 2703, Australia | | | BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CROP MONITORING FOR ALFALFA IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA |
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| | Australia - encyclopedia article about Australia. |
| | Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry | | | Australia is the driest inhabited continent, the flattest, and has the oldest and least fertile soils. | | | Because of the great age and consequent low levels of fertility of the continent, its extremely variable weather patterns, and its long-term geographic isolation, much of Australia's biota is unique and diverse. |
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| | "Jurassic insects" breed in Australia zoo |
| | MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept 9 (AFP) - What is believed to be the world's rarest insect has begun breeding at the Melbourne Zoo, officials said Tuesday. | | | The species was believed to be extinct for more than 80 years after rats introduced to Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea about 700 kilometers (420 miles) east of Australia killed the flightless insects off in 1918. | | | The breeding pair of the rare creatures in Melbourne are the only adults of the species in captivity. |
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| | BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific 'Rarest insect' breeds in Australia |
| | One of the rarest species of insects in the world has begun breeding at a zoo in Australia. | | | The island is situated about 700km east of Australia. | | | The breeding pair at the zoo are the only adults of the species in captivity. |
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| | New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded around 5000 BC. | | | Netherlands New Guinea and the Australian territories were invaded in 1942 by the Japanese. | | | Remains of this agricultural system, in the form of ancient irrigation systems in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, are being studied by archaeologists. |
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| | RASPBERRY BREEDING IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA |
| | The absence of most raspberry pests in Australia has enabled the breeding program to concentrate on the production of early and late varieties, yield, fruit size and shelf life. | | | Chilcotin, Chilliwack, Comox, Nootka, Skeena, Heritage and the Scottish Crops Research Institute selection SCRI 6820/64 have already been recommended for commercial use. |
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| | Myxomatosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In Australia, the virus was first field-tested for population control in 1938. | | | A vaccine is available for pet rabbits, but is illegal in Australia because of fears that the immunity conferred by the vaccine could be transmitted through the wild rabbit population, because the vaccine uses a live virus, the shope fibroma virus. | | | It is conjectured that this is because the main transmission vector in Australia is the mosquito, while in Europe it is the flea. |
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| | Agriculture in Australia Market Research Industry Reports by IBISWorld |
| | Cut Flower and Flower Seed Growing in Australia (A0112) - The Cut Flower and Flower Seed Growing Industry in Australia is part of the agricultural sector and engages in growing flowers or foliage for cutting and display or growing flowers for seed collection. | | | Industry is part of the Australian agricultural sector and consists of units mainly engaged in raising or breeding farm or domestic animals n.e.c.. | | | in Australia (A0159) - The Livestock Farming n.e.c. |
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| | Salinity: a major environmental crisis in Australia |
| | This is consistent with the fact that the Western Australian wheatbelt, one of Australia’s youngest farming regions producing a large annual wool clip and 40 percent of the Australia’s grain, is also one of the most degraded. | | | Despite the fact that salinity has been destroying the productive capacity of land in Australia for decades, it is only relatively recently that governments have recognised the extent of the problem and made the first limited proposals on a national scale to slow the process. | | | Salinity has mainly been studied as an agricultural problem so there is very little information about the effects on other aspects of the ecosystem. |
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